A longitudinal study into the effect of grazing on claw disorders in female calves and young dairy cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 633-638

  Holzhauer, M ^a   Brummelman, B ^b   Frankena, K ^c   Lam, T J G M ^a,d  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Oppers 112 ^*  (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calves; Claw disorders; Grazing; Pasture; Risk factors; Youngstock

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CATTLE DISEASE; CLAW DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOT EROSION; FOOT HYPERPLASIA; FOOT NECROBACILLOSIS; FOOT ROT; GRAZING; HEIFER; HOOF AND CLAW; HORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PASTURE; PLANTAR HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; WHITE LINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84866179710     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.044     Document Type: Article

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