Herd-level risk factors for lameness in freestall farms in the northeastern United States and California

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 318-328

  Chapinal, N ^a   Barrientos, A K ^a   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Galo, E ^b   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep bedding; Gait; Management; Stall design

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; NEW YORK; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK FACTORS; VERMONT;

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EID: 84871607275     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5940     Document Type: Article

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