Technical note: A comparison of 2 methods of assessing lameness prevalence in tiestall herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 350-353

  Gibbons, Jenny ^a   Haley, Derek B ^b   Higginson Cutler, Janet ^b   Nash, Clemence ^b   Zaffino Heyerhoff, Jessica ^b   Pellerin, Doris ^c   Adam, Steve ^d   Fournier, Alain ^e   de Passillé, Anne Marie ^a   Rushen, Jeffrey ^a   Vasseur, Elsa ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d not available   (Canada)

^e Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lameness; Tiestall; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; BODY POSTURE; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; GAIT; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; GAIT; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 84890792084     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6783     Document Type: Article

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