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Measuring and preventing lameness in dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

D.M. Weary
D.M. Weary*
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The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Brtish Columbia, Canada
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In this presentation I review recent results from our research group on the assessment and prevention of lameness in dairy cows.

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Invited Papers
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 267
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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