Herd-level risk factors for hock injuries in freestall-housed dairy cows in the northeastern united states and california

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3758-3765

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedding management; Dairy cattle welfare; Skin lesion; Stall design

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; NEW ENGLAND; RISK FACTORS; TARSUS, ANIMAL;

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EID: 84878110133     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6389     Document Type: Article

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