Hock injuries in freestall housed dairy cows

The objective of this thesis was to investigate housing and management risk factors associated with the prevalence of hock injuries in freestall herds (n = 76) in two areas of intensive dairy production, Northeastern US (NE-US) and California (CA). One group of high-production multiparous cows (n =...

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Main Author: Barrientos Araneda, Alejandra Karina
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43780