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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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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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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Claw disorders are a relevant welfare issue in the cattle industry, fast and accurate diagnoses are essential for successful treatment and prevention. The present study aimed to develop an equation to assess the presence of solar hemorrhages from real ...
Giorgia Fabbri +6 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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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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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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The effects of social environment on standing behavior and the development of claw horn lesions
Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 The primary aim of this prospective experimental study was to evaluate how the social environment after calving influenced standing behavior in primiparous cows. At calving, primiparous cows were mixed with familiar peers in a low-stocked pen (≤33% stocking density; n = 22) or mixed with unknown older cows at 100% stocking density (n = 20).
Hanna K. Eriksson +2 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 K +6 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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