The effect of housing tiestall dairy cows in deep-bedded pens during an 8-week dry period on gait and step activity
Increasing locomotor activity can improve leg health and decrease the prevalence of lameness in dairy cows. The dry period offers an opportunity to provide alternative housing to tiestall (TSL) cows that can increase locomotor activity. The objective was to determine whether housing TSL dairy cows i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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| Series: | JDS Communications |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910221000983 |