Genetic parameters for lameness and claw and leg diseases in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3310-3318

  Weber, A ^a   Stamer, E ^b   Junge, W ^a   Thaller, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b TiDa Tier und Daten GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Claw and leg diseases; Dairy cow; Lameness; Locomotion score

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; LIMB; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84876716574     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6261     Document Type: Article

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