Prevalence and Severity of Lameness in Dairy Cows Housed in Free-stall Barns from Transylvania

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of lameness and determine locomotion score distribution in dairy cows housed in free-stalls. The study was realized in 24 selected free-stall farms in Transylvania. Lameness was assessed based on the locomotion score devised by Sprecher et...

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Main Authors: Silvana Popescu, Cristin Borda, Cristina El Mahdy, Eva Andrea Diugan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2013-05-01
Series:Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
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Online Access:http://spasb.ro/index.php/spasb/article/view/115