Effect of lameness and lesion specific causes of lameness on time budgets of dairy cows at pasture and when housed

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 788-793

  Navarro, Grisel ^a   Green, Laura E ^b   Tadich, Néstor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Claw lesions; Dairy cattle; Lameness; Milk yield; Standing time

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; LOCOMOTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; RECUMBENCY; STANDING; TEST DAY YIELD;

BOS;

CLAW LESIONS; DAIRY CATTLE; LAMENESS; MILK YIELD; STANDING TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884978564     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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