Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1361-1365 , April 2008

Evaluation of Three Commercial Hoof-Care Products Used in Footbaths in Danish Dairy Herds

  • P.T. Thomsen

      Affiliations

    • University of Aarhus, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, Tjele, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • J.T. Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • University of Aarhus, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, Tjele, Denmark
    • ,
  • A.K. Ersbøll

      Affiliations

    • University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Large Animal Sciences, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Received 1 November 2007 ,Accepted 11 January 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)71263-3

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0820

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1361-1365 , April 2008

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