Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 4592-4602 , October 2007

Objective Determination of Claw Pain and Its Relationship to Limb Locomotion Score in Dairy Cattle

  • R.M. Dyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Delaware, Newark 19717
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • N.K. Neerchal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore 21250
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  • U. Tasch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore 21250
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  • Y. Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore 21250
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  • P. Dyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore 21250
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  • P.G. Rajkondawar

      Affiliations

    • Bou-Matic LLC, Madison, WI 53708

Received 3 January 2007 ,Accepted 7 June 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71923-9

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0006

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 4592-4602 , October 2007

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