Behavioural characteristics of dairy cows with lameness in Taranaki, New Zealand

200431 citationsJournal Article

Authors

R.N. Chesterton · United Medical Research Institute

Dirk U. Pfeiffer · Royal Veterinary College

Abstract

Walking/milking order was a risk factor for conditions causing lameness in dairy cows, and for the effective management of herd lameness problems it is important for farmers to be aware of this relationship.

Topics & Keywords

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Animal Nutrition and Physiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volume 52, Issue 3, pp. 103-108

DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36414

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