Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 1404-1411 , April 2009

Herd-level risk factors for seven different foot lesions in Ontario Holstein cattle housed in tie stalls or free stalls

  • G. Cramer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • K.D. Lissemore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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  • C.L. Guard

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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  • D.F. Kelton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Received 28 February 2008 ,Accepted 25 November 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70451-5

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1134

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 1404-1411 , April 2009

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