Article
Investigating the genetic background of bovine digital dermatitis using improved definitions of clinical status.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2015
Schöpke K, Gomez A, Dunbar K A, Swalve H H, Döpfer D
Abstract excerpt
Bovine digital dermatitis (DD) is an increasing claw health problem in all cattle production systems worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of an improved scoring of the clinical status for DD via M-scores accounting for the dynamics of the disease; that is, the transitions from one stage to another. The newly defined traits were then subjected to a genetic analysis to determine the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
