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Genetic relationships between claw health traits of dairy cows in different parities, lactation stages, and herds with different claw disorder frequencies.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2015
van der Spek D, van Arendonk J A M, Bovenhuis H
Abstract excerpt
Claw disorders affect cow welfare and profitability of farms. Not only claw disorders but also the need for trimming, known as trimming status, has been shown to be heritable. Limited knowledge is available on whether claw health traits (claw disorders and trimming status) are genetically the same trait in different parities, lactation stages, or in herds with low or high frequency of claw disorders. The aim of...
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