Comparison of modeled sampling strategies for estimation of dairy herd lameness prevalence and cow-level variables associated with lameness

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5746-5755

  Hoffman, A C ^a   Moore, D A ^a   Wenz, J R ^a   Vanegas, J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lameness; Locomotion; Prevalence; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LAMENESS; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING;

LAMENESS; LOCOMOTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 84882823645     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6891     Document Type: Article

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