Effects of a Monthly Foot-care Program (Lameness Screening and Hoof Trimming) on Dairy Cattle Housed in Cubicles
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Risk Factors Associated with Foot Lameness in Dairy Cattle and a Suggested Approach for Lameness Reduction
Lameness in cattle is a clinical sign with a multifactorial aetiology. A focused programme for lameness reduction requires that farmers and their advisors recognise the main types of lameness occurring in cattle on their farm(s) and know the seasonal and lactational patterns of lameness and the management and environment of these cattle. In this paper we propose an approach to targeting cattle ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0446-6454,2186-0211
DOI: 10.12935/jvma1951.55.69