Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 4586-4591 , October 2007

Visual Locomotion Scoring in the First Seventy Days in Milk: Impact on Pregnancy and Survival

  • R.C. Bicalho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • F. Vokey

      Affiliations

    • Cornell Cooperative Extension, PO Box 72, Lowville, NY 13367
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  • H.N. Erb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • C.L. Guard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Received 20 April 2007 ,Accepted 20 June 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71922-7

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0297

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 4586-4591 , October 2007

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