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Preventive Hoof Trimming and Animal-Based Welfare Measures Influence the Time to First Lameness Event and Hoof Lesion Prevalence in Dairy Cows [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Background: The objectives of this study were to, (1) investigate the impact of the Dutch five-step hoof trimming (HT) technique on time to lameness and hoof lesion prevalence in grazing (GR) and non-grazing (NGR) dairy cows, and (2) determine the association between potential benefits of HT and animal-based welfare measures during lactation.
Mohammed B. Sadiq, Siti Z. Ramanoon, Siti Z. Ramanoon, Wan Mastura M. Shaik Mossadeq, Wan Mastura M. Shaik Mossadeq, Rozaihan Mansor, Rozaihan Mansor, Sharifah S. Syed-Hussain   +7 more
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A systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors associated with lameness in dairy cows

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Lameness in dairy cows has been an ongoing concern of great relevance to animal welfare and productivity in modern dairy production. Many studies have examined associations between various factors related to housing, management, and the ...
Andreas W. Oehm, Gabriela Knubben-Schweizer, Anna Rieger, Alexander Stoll, Sonja Hartnack   +4 more
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Lameness and Its Dietary Management in animals

, 2023
Lameness is one of the most important and economically demanding diseases in livestock, manifested with change in locomotion and associated with not only a welfare problem, but also affect production and profit. Nutrition as one of the important predisposing factor causing lameness in animals.
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Chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis in broilers: further defining a bacterial challenge model using standard litter flooring and protection with probiotics

Poultry Science, 2020
This report demonstrates that high levels of lameness can be induced by a limited bacterial challenge in drinking water for birds raised on litter flooring, comparable with lameness induced by the gold standard for inducing lameness, growth on suspended ...
Adnan A.K. Alrubaye, Nnamdi S. Ekesi, Amer Hasan, Dawn A. Koltes, Robert F. Wideman, Jr., Douglas D. Rhoads   +5 more
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Lameness in dairy animals: Causes, type and its preventive management practices

, 2022
With the emergence of intensive commercial livestock production to meet the growing demand for animal-based products, there has been an increase in food production diseases, subsequently resulting in animal welfare issues. After mastitis and infertility, lameness is one of the three major issues affecting dairy cattle globally, resulting in reduced ...
Kansal, Garima, Hitesh
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Parasites and lameness in domestic animals

Veterinary Research Communications
Abstract Lameness is a significant welfare issue in domestic animals, and it may also result in productivity losses in farm animals. While traumatic injuries are the primary cause of lameness in animals, parasitic infections may be a potential factor in cases where the underlying cause of lameness remains unclear. Parasites may cause lameness
Akin, Ibrahim, Ozcan, Ozge, Ozturan, Yalcin Alper   +2 more
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Insights into Lameness in Dairy Cattle: The Role of Body Condition Score and Lactation Dynamics

Veterinary Sciences and Practices
Lameness is a significant welfare and economic issue in dairy farms, resulting in reduced milk yield, increased treatment costs, and higher culling rates.
Yalçın Alper Özturan, İbrahim Akın
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Effectiveness of Stocking Density Reduction on Mitigating Lameness in a Charolais Finishing Beef Cattle Farm [PDF]

Animals, 2020
This study aimed at assessing whether a reduction in stocking density (SKD) would mitigate lameness and positively affect the performance and health of Charolais bulls in an Italian commercial farm. Bulls were distributed in groups of 10 or 8 animals/pen for high (HD) or low density (LD) corresponding to an individual space of 3.5 or 4.7 m2 ...
Martina Cortese, Marta Bršcic, Nicola Ughelini, Igino Andrighetto, Barbara Contiero, Giorgio Marchesini   +5 more
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Why human connection is the true metric of research success

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Human‐centred mentorship can be shaped by mentor attributes, actions, intrinsic drive and career ambition. Drawing on reflections across Singapore and France, as well as workshop insights from FEBS‐IUBMB ENABLE 2024, this article shows that human‐centred mentorship creates the conditions for sustainable growth, well‐being and retention in research ...
Timothy Lin Yun Tan, Mattias Wei Ren Kon, Xavier Coumoul, Fun Man Fung   +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle on selected farms located in Dessie and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
BackgroundLameness in dairy cattle has continued to be a significant burden for farmers in modern dairy production due to its impact on animal welfare and productivity.
Hasen Ahimed Mekonin, Abadi Amare Reda, Abadi Amare Reda, Alula Alemayehu Assen, Alula Alemayehu Assen, Awol Mohammed Assen, Awol Mohammed Assen   +6 more
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