An outbreak of toe ulcers, sole ulcers and white line disease in a group of dairy heifers immediately after calving

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Mason, W A ^a   Laven, L J ^a   Laven, R A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

hoof horn wear; Lameness; sole ulcer; thin soles; toe abscesses

Indexed keywords

SOLEIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DAIRYING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84857665777     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.634783     Document Type: Article

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