Relationships between bovine hoof disorders, body condition traits, and test-day yields

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 679-689

  Schopke K ^a   Weidling, S ^a   Pijl, R ^b   Swalve, H H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Claw Health GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body condition status; Hoof disorder; Laminitis; Test day production

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FOOT DISEASE; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84871615171     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5728     Document Type: Article

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