Lameness in dairy cows : determining effects on performance-related parameters and the basis of individual variation in susceptibility to digital dermatitis
Lameness is a major problem for the dairy industry, leading to reduced dairy cow welfare and productivity. One major cause of lameness is digital dermatitis (DD) which affects the skin above the heels. The aims of this thesis were to review potential sources of between-animal variation in susceptibi...
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Queen's University Belfast
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709690 |