Association between somatic cell count and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows

This research investigated the effect of lameness, measured by locomotion score (LS) on the somatic cell count (SCC) of UK dairy cows. The data set consisted of 11,141 records of SCC and LS collected monthly on 12 occasions from 1,397 cows kept on 7 farms. The data were analyzed to account for the c...

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Main Authors: Archer, Simon C., Madouasse, A., Green, Martin J., Huxley, Jonathan
Format: Article
Published: American Dairy Science Association 2011
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3046/