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On-Farm Claw Scoring in Sows Using a Novel Mobile Device
Sensors, 2019 Claw lesions and lameness in sows are important problems in the industry as they impair sow welfare and result in economic losses. Available scoring techniques to detect claw lesions are all limited in terms of collecting data during all reproductive ...
Miriam M. J. van Riet +9 more
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Influence of Housing and Management on Claw Health in Swiss Dairy Goats
Animals, 2021 Due to a rising demand for goat milk and goat milk products worldwide, it is likely that dairy goat production will be intensified in the future, with larger herds per farm. In Switzerland, as in many other countries with intensive farming systems, dairy
Lisa Marie Sailer +5 more
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Journal of Dairy Science: The selection of breeding animals is critical for a robust livestock population. Conformation trait scoring represents a practical approach to evaluate a cow's potential for productivity, longevity, and suitability for breeding.
M.N.E. Hillen +7 more
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2021 Problems with claw disorders in dairy cattle herds are very typical and are among the most significant endemic cattle diseases. It is good to realize in what condition we keep the cattle - unsuitable floors and bed boxes, greasy microclimate, frequent ...
Petra Neirurerová +3 more
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Factors associated with claw lesions in gestating sows
Journal of Swine Health and Production, 2007 Objective: To characterize claw lesions and to analyze the factors associated with types of claw lesions in sows. Methods: Claw lesions were scored for 184 sows in farrowing stalls on day 110 of gestation, and associations with body condition (body weight and backfat thickness on day 109 of gestation), parity, gestation housing system, and lameness ...
Sukumarannair Anil +4 more
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Analysis of behavioral changes in dairy cows associated with claw horn lesions [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2016 Detecting lame cows is important in improving animal welfare. Automated tools are potentially useful to enable identification and monitoring of lame cows. The goals of this study were to evaluate the suitability of various physiological and behavioral parameters to automatically detect lameness in dairy cows housed in a cubicle barn.
Nechanitzky, Kathrin +6 more
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Gradual Growth of Several Claw Traits and Claw Lesions in Dairy Cows after Hoof Trimming
Open Access Journal of Veterinary Science & Research, 2022 Several claw measurements, horn growth and wear were recorded monthly in a research farm to investigate the effect of solid concrete floor and gradual growth of these traits over 3 month after trimming. Two methods of hoof trimming were used: Standard Dutch (STD) and hollow (HOL).
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Genetic parameters for foot and claw disorders in Czech Holstein cattle
Czech Journal of Animal ScienceOur study investigated the genetic variability of specific foot and claw disorders, namely dermatitis digitalis, sole ulcer, and three broader categories (infectious diseases, claw horn lesions, and general claw disorder) in Czech Holstein cows.
Ludmila Zavadilová +4 more
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Animals, 2015 Claw health, an important dairy cow welfare parameter, may be affected by early-life foot/leg stresses. To investigate this, groups of pregnant heifers were allocated to deep straw bedding (Soft) or cubicles (Hard), both with scraped concrete feeding ...
Christer Bergsten +2 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 This study aims to investigate the effects of routine treatment protocols for claw horn disruptive lesions (CHDL) on lameness recovery rates, pain sensitivity, and lesion severity in moderately lame primiparous cows.
Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq +7 more
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