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The Effect of Claw Lesions and Claw Infections on Lameness in Loose Housing of Pregnant Sows [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 1995
During a 12-month period lameness, claw lesions and claw infections were studied in 15 herds with loose housing of pregnant sows on partly slatted concrete floors. Of these herds, 12 herds had concrete slats and 3 herds had plastic slats. The mean prevalence proportion of lame sows in the herds was 13.1%.
H, Gjein, R B, Larssen
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Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France

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, Stéphanie Bougeard, Loïc Balaine, Florent Eono, Éric Eveno, Maxime Guillermic, Rodolphe Thomas, Nicolas Rose, Françoise Pol   +8 more
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Reduced test-day milk fat percentage in cows diagnosed with claw horn lesions during routine claw trimming [PDF]

Journal of Dairy Science, 2011
The objective of this study was to investigate whether cows diagnosed with claw horn lesions during routine claw trimming had an altered milk fat percentage on test days preceding the diagnosis, compared with cows without such lesions. Data included date of trimming, cow number, type, and location of claw lesions recorded by a professional claw trimmer
M, van Straten, I, Siani, D, Bar
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Claw and limb disorders in 12 Norwegian beef-cow herds

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2007
Background The main aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of claw and limb disorders in Norwegian beef-cow herds. Methods Twenty-six herds with ≥15 cow-years were selected by computerized systematic assignment from the three most beef cattle ...
Ringdal Grethe, Fredriksen Bente, Nafstad Ola, Fjeldaas Terje, Sogstad Åse M   +4 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of claw lesions and lameness in pregnant sows in two types of group housing

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, A. Van Nuffel, J. Dewulf, A. Cools, F. Vangroenweghe, S. Van Hoorebeke, D. Maes   +6 more
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Differences in leukocyte profile, gene expression, and metabolite status of dairy cows with or without sole ulcers [PDF]

, 2014
peer-reviewedSole ulcers are one of the most severe pathologies causing lameness in dairy cows and are associated with abnormal behavior and impaired production performance.
Aggarwal, Almeida, Almeida, Alsemgeest, Apple, Arya, Bernadette Earley, Bicalho, Bicalho, Buckham Sporer, Buckham-Sporer, Burton, Chao, Chen, Cooray, Davis, Derveaux, Fell, Fujishima, Galyean, Godson, Hart, Hellemans, Janeway, Jawor, Kansas, Keelin O’Driscoll, Knott, Kossaibati, Kulberg, Leeman, Lischer, Lischer, Matthew McCabe, McDowell, Moore, Murray, Nagata, Nocek, Opal, O’Driscoll, O’Driscoll, O’Driscoll, O’Loughlin, Preisler, Radostits, Rider, Shi, Smith, Tadich, Tarlton, Thoefner, Tomlinson, Watkins, Weber, Weber, Weissman, Whay, Whay, Wigmore   +59 more
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Associations between sole ulcer, white line disease and digital dermatitis and the milk yield of 1824 dairy cows on 30 dairy cow farms in England and Wales from February 2003–November 2004 [PDF]

, 2008
The milk yields of 1824 cows were used to investigate the effect of lesion-specific causes of lameness, based on farmer treatment and diagnosis of lame cows, on milk yield.
Barkema, Barker, Chao, Coulon, Dohoo, El-Ghoul, Green, Gröhn, Hernandez, J.L. Wright, J.R. Amory, L.E. Green, Mulling, R.W. Blowey, Rajala-Schultz, Rowlands, S.A. Mason, Tranter, Warnick, Warnick, Wells, Whay, Whay, Wilmink, Z.E. Barker   +24 more
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Gait and Force Analysis of Provoked Pig Gait on Clean and Fouled Concrete Surfaces [PDF]

, 2009
Gait and force analysis have proven to be useful methods in linking claw injuries to surface material conditions. To determine the relationship between claw disorder and floor properties such as friction and surface abrasiveness, the factors controlling ...
Applegate, ASTM, Brooks, Burnfield, C. Nilsson, Cartmill, Cham, Cham, Chang, Clayton, De Belie, Flower, Grönquist, H. von Wachenfelt, Hall, Hanson, Hildebrand, Hildebrand, Hodson, Hottinger, Howell, Jörgensen, Lahrmann, Lemelin, McKee, Perkins, Phillips, Phillips, Powers, Rajkondawar, Redfern, Redfern, S. Pinzke, Strandberg, Telezhenko, Thorup, van der Tol, von Wachenfelt, von Wachenfelt, Webb, Webb   +40 more
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Effect of floor type on the performance, physiological and behavioural responses of finishing beef steers [PDF]

, 2015
peer-reviewedBackground:The study objective was to investigate the effect of bare concrete slats (Control), two types of mats [(Easyfix mats (mat 1) and Irish Custom Extruder mats (mat 2)] fitted on top of concrete slats, and wood-chip to simulate deep ...
A O’Loughlin, AD Fisher, AD Fisher, AWMV Silva De, B Earley, B Earley, B Earley, B Earley, Barry McDonnell, Bernadette Earley, C Bergsten, C Bergsten, C Rouha-Muelleder, D Fraser, D Fraser, D Fraser, D Fraser, D Fraser, D Fraser, D Owens, DE Lowe, DJ Mellor, DM Broom, DM Broom, Edward G. O’Riordan, EFSA, EFSA, EFSA, EM Lynch, G Cozzi, GB Scott, H Irps, H Murata, H Schulze Westerath, I Veissier, J Hannan, J Hultgren, J Rushen, J Vanegas, JA Fregonesi, JH Britt, JNA Tilley, KE Schütz, KE Schütz, KL Graunke, KR Buckham Sporer, L Désiré, M Mazurek, MJ Hotzel, ML Jones, MRP Elmore, OM Radostits, PD Eckersall, PR Greenough, PV Kremer, S Gupta, TM Hill   +56 more
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Development of an equation to screen for solar hemorrhages from digital cushion ultrasound texture analysis in veal calves at slaughter

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, Luisa Magrin, Flaviana Gottardo, Leonardo Armato, Barbara Contiero, Matteo Gianesella, Enrico Fiore   +6 more
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