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Low body condition predisposes cattle to lameness: An 8-year study of one dairy herd (2015)
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Rndall, L., Green, M., Chagunda, M., Mason, C., Archer, S., Green, L., & Huxley, J. (2015). Low body condition predisposes cattle to lameness: An 8-year study of one dairy herd. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(6), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8863

Lameness in dairy cows is a multifactorial and progressive disease with complex interactions between risk factors contributing to its occurrence. Detailed records were obtained from one United Kingdom dairy herd over an 8-yr period. Weekly locomotion... Read More about Low body condition predisposes cattle to lameness: An 8-year study of one dairy herd.