Effects of type of lesion and trimming on short-term behavior of grazing dairy cows

Effects of type of lesion and trimming on short-term behavior of grazing dairy cows

ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate how type of hoof injury and corrective trimming alter the behavior of dairy cows. Thirty-four lactating Holstein and Jersey cows were used. They were scored for lameness score on days –2 and 6, before and after trimming and treatment, respectively, using a nu...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Augusto da Cruz, Vivian Fischer, Lorena Teixeira Passos, Gabriela Caillava da Porciuncula, Marcelo Tempel Stumpf, Daíse Werncke, Carolina da Silva dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
animal welfare
behavior
Bos taurus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000400280&lng=en&tlng=en

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