Prevalence of lameness and associated risk factors in Canadian Holstein-Friesian cows housed in freestall barns

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 6978-6991

  Solano, L ^a   Barkema, H W ^a   Pajor, E A ^a   Mason, S ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^b   Zaffino Heyerhoff, J C ^b   Nash, C G R ^b   Haley, D B ^b   Vasseur, E ^b   Pellerin, D ^c   Rushen, J ^d   de Passille A M ^d   Orsel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cow comfort; Dairy cattle; Locomotion; Management

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; BOVINE; BUILDING; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASES; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAIT; HOCK; INJURIES; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MILK; ONTARIO; PROCEDURES; QUEBEC; RISK FACTOR;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; GAIT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MILK; ONTARIO; QUEBEC; RISK FACTORS; TARSUS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84942551535     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9652     Document Type: Article

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