Effects of rubber flooring during the first 2 lactations on production, locomotion, hoof health, immune functions, and stress1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3639-3651

  Eicher, S D ^a   Lay, D C ^a   Arthington, J D ^b   Schutz, M M ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow comfort; Dairy cow; Flooring; Immunity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; FAT; HYDROCORTISONE; MILK PROTEIN; RUBBER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUILDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOCOMOTION; MILK; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FATS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLAMMATION; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOCOMOTION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PAIN; PREGNANCY; RUBBER;

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EID: 84878110427     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6049     Document Type: Article

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