By Coulon, J. B. and Duc, D. and Faye, B. and Landais, E. and Lescourret, F., Veterinary Research, 1994
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This paper presents a first approach of the health over the whole life-cycle of dairy cows, a scale which is intended to define a trajectory. Trajectories are defined as the chain of health profiles on the lactation scale, which are characterized by major disorders: foul of the foot; lameness; arthritis; calving disorders; mastitis; digestive and metabolic disorders; and no disorders. A few examples of trajectories are discussed for life-cycles lasting 4 lactations.
This paper presents a first approach of the health over the whole life-cycle of dairy cows, a scale which is intended to define a trajectory. Trajectories are defined as the chain of health profiles on the lactation scale, which are characterized by major disorders: foul of the foot; lameness; arthritis; calving disorders; mastitis; digestive and metabolic disorders; and no disorders. A few examples of trajectories are discussed for life-cycles lasting 4 lactations.
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