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Animals, 2021 Lameness and foot disorders are major health and welfare issues in intensive swine production systems. They are exacerbated when sows are housed in large groups on slatted concrete floors during gestation.
Adeline Huneau-Salaün +8 more
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Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica, 2016 The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of claw disorders on claw formation, production and reproduction performance of Holstein and Slovak Simmental dairy cows.
Michal Vlček +4 more
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Data, 2022 Today, consumers have a growing concern about the welfare of beef cattle, and specific schemes have been proposed to assess their wellbeing during the fattening.
Luisa Magrin +3 more
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Claws, Disorder, and Conformational Dynamics of the C-Terminal Region of Human Desmoplakin [PDF]
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015 Multicellular organisms consist of cells that interact via elaborate adhesion complexes. Desmosomes are membrane-associated adhesion complexes that mechanically tether the cytoskeletal intermediate filaments (IFs) between two adjacent cells, creating a network of tough connections in tissues such as skin and heart.
McAnany, Charles E., Mura, Cameron
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The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Spherophakia is usually associated with systemic disorders but may also present as an isolated entity. Spherophakia patients often present in adolescence or before 50 years of age.
Ajita Sasidharan, Mithun Thulasidas
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Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research, 2022 Background Keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) are bilateral, progressive, and ectatic corneal disorders characterized by thinning of the cornea.
Hazem A Elnashar
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Osteochondrosis / Osteoarthrosis and Claw Disorders in Sows, Associated with Leg Weakness [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2000 The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between different leg weakness symptoms and osteochondrosis/osteoarthrosis and claw disorders in sows together with the influence of age on these findings. One hundred and seventeen sows in one herd were followed from 6 months of age until culling and judged for leg weakness once in every ...
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Health traits in current dairy cattle breeding: A review
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2021 The review focuses on breeding practices aimed at improving resistance to diseases and health disorders that are associated with better efficiency, welfare and longevity of cows.
Ludmila Zavadilová +3 more
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Trends in Pediatrics, 2023 A rare syndrome is ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft lip/palate (EEC) syndrome, which may present with lobster claw deformity. The main clinical characteristics indicate involvement of ectodermal and mesodermal tissues, including mesoaxial and ...
Gül Trabzon +6 more
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Veterinární Medicína, 2011 Claw lesions and lameness in sows are an important welfare concern as well as a cause of considerable economic loss. These problems are more common in group housing than in individual housing systems.
L. Pluym +6 more
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