Article
Determining the heritable component of dairy cattle foot lesions.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2013
Oberbauer A M, Berry S L, Belanger J M, McGoldrick R M, Pinos-Rodriquez J M, Famula T R
Abstract excerpt
Lameness and hoof health affect dairy cows as an animal welfare issue, in decreased milk production, and in premature culling. Selection schemes for dairy cattle focus on sire contribution to milk production, with little consideration of the cow's physical structure or disease probability. On 3 commercial California dairies, 6 phenotypic binary hoof traits that contribute to lameness were recorded: white line...
Topics
- Animals
- California
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Digital Dermatitis
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hoof and Claw
- Lactation
- Lameness, Animal
