Bovine laminitis and lameness : a hands on approach /: a hands on approach. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul R Greenough ; consulting editors, Christer Bergsten, Christoph K.W. Mülling ; foreword by Ken Nordlund.
• Other Names: Greenough, Paul R
• Contents: Microstructure and function of the bovine claw -- Characteristics of lameness -- The laminitis syndrome -- Nutritional risk factors -- Cow comfort, behavior, and housing -- Disorders of the claw capsule associated with laminitis -- Pasture managed cattle -- Water -- Strategic use of micronutrient supplements -- Rearing replacement stock--heifers -- Genetic selection and conformation -- The downer cow and peripheral neuropathies -- Claw trimming, foot baths, restraint, bandaging, lifts, and shoes -- Infectious diseases and other conditions affecting the interdigital -- Space -- Other conditions affecting the digital region -- Applied anatomy and simple surgical procedures -- Disorders affecting the upper limb -- An approach to controlling lameness in a dairy herd.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Saunders Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages)
• Subjects: 636.20897585; Lameness in cattle; Cattle Diseases; Lameness, Animal; Animal Husbandry -- methods; Cattle -- physiology; Veterinary Medicine -- methods
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702032561; 0702032565
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.