Locomotion scores and lying behaviour are indicators of hoof lesions in dairy cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 644-647

  Thomsen, Peter T ^a   Munksgaard, Lene ^a   Sørensen, Jan Tind ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Indicator; Lesions; Locomotion score; Lying time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT HEMORRHAGE; HERD; HOOF AND CLAW; INTERDIGITAL HYPERPLASIA; INTERDIGITAL NECROBACILLOSIS; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PLANTAR ULCER; RECUMBENCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INJURY; WHITE LINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE;

EID: 84866143249     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.046     Document Type: Article

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