Impact of Calving Difficulty on Lameness in Dairy Cows

Impact of Calving Difficulty on Lameness in Dairy Cows

The aims of our study were to evaluate the associations between calving difficulty and lameness and their effects on milk yield and quality traits. A total of 4723 calving cases were evaluated for calving difficulty using a 4-point scoring system. Lameness was diagnosed with a visual locomotion scor...

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Main Authors: Dovilė Malašauskienė, Ramūnas Antanaitis, Vida Juozaitienė, Algimantas Paulauskas, Gediminas Urbonavičius, Mindaugas Televičius, Mingaudas Urbutis, Lina Kajokienė, Ayhan Yilmaz, Walter Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
calving difficulty
fresh dairy cows
lameness
milk composition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/7/960

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