title: Indoor Confined Feedlots.
abstract: Indoor confined feedlots offer advantages that make them desirable in northern climates where high rainfall and snowfall occur. These facilities increase the risk of certain health risks, including lameness and tail injuries. Closed confinement can also facilitate the rapid spread of infectious disease. Veterinarians can help to manage these health risks by implementing management practices to reduce their occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, 736 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Electronic address: grooms@cvm.msu.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Grooms
authors.affiliation: Arenec Bay Veterinary Services, 4366 M 61, Standish, MI 48658, USA.
authors.forename: Lee Anne K
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kroll
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology*; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006799:Housing, Animal; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods
keywords: Confined feedlots; Feedlot lameness; Tail necrosis