Rationale for a Dairy Herd Lameness Investigation Strategy
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This investigation tool is to provide a framework for evaluation and directed mitigation of lameness on dairies. Its focus is on free-stall and open-lot dairies in the West. The following further describes the investigation strategy and lists sources of more detailed information. Other investigation tools have been developed. The present investigation tool offers a format for ease of data collection that groups risk factors by on-farm location and etiologic factors.
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