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Seasonal changes of lameness and its relation with hoof lesions in dairy cow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R Valizadeh ,
A Hosseinkhani  and
A Naserian
R Valizadeh*
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
A Hosseinkhani
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
A Naserian
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
*
Email: rvalizadh@yahoo.com
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Lameness of dairy cattle is an economic and welfare issue. This problem is the third most important health related economic loss facing the dairy industry, following fertility and mastitis. Lameness often follows a seasonal trend with an increase in lesions associated with laminitis appearing several weeks after some environmental hardship such as heat stress. Also healthy hooves are an important prerequisite for the welfare and productivity in dairy cow.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 75
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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