FEED BUNK HEIGHT IMPACT ON DAIRY COW‘S FRONT CLAWS / IMPACTO DA ALTURA DO COMEDOURO NAS PATAS DIANTEIRAS DE VACAS LEITEIRAS

<p>ABSTRACT<br />Claw horn lesions are believed to develop from increased pedal bone mobility induced by changes in the corium tissue. During the planning of barns herd owners are faced with choices of materials and dimensions, as well as feed bunk heights. Among the causes that may lead...

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Main Authors: VICTOR CIACO DE CARVALHO, MARIO MOLLO NETO, SILVIA REGINA LUCAS DE SOUZA, PAOLO VENTURI, IRENILZA DE ALENCAR NÄÄS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) 2009-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas
Online Access:http://seer.tupa.unesp.br/index.php/BIOENG/article/view/54