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Observing lame sheep: evaluating test agreement between group-level and individual animal methods of assessment

Animal Welfare, 2013
AbstractFor on-farm sheep welfare assessment, a reliable, simple and robust method is required to assess the level of flock lameness. This study examined the level of test agreement for two binary lameness scoring systems for sheep. The first was a group-level lameness assessment of sheep performed on ungathered sheep at pasture and was termed group ...
CJ Phythian, PC Cripps, D Grove-White, PH Jones, E Michalopoulou, JS Duncan   +5 more
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SI‐bioATRP in Mesoporous Silica for Size‐Exclusion Driven Local Polymer Placement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An enzyme‐catalyzed surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI‐bioATRP) of an anionic monomer within mesoporous silica particles, using hemoglobin as a catalyst, allows for controlling the location of the formed polymer via size‐exclusion effects between the nanopores and the biomacromolecules, thereby opening routes to functional ...
Oleksandr Wondra, Eleonora Ornati, Robert Lehn, Joanna J. Mikolei, Hergen Breitzke, Raheleh Pardehkhorram, Gerd Buntkowsky, Nico Bruns, Annette Andrieu‐Brunsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting Lameness in Dairy Cows Based on Gait Feature Mapping and Attention Mechanisms

Agriculture
Lameness significantly compromises dairy cattle welfare and productivity. Early detection enables prompt intervention, enhancing both animal health and farm efficiency.
Xi Kang, Junjie Liang, Qian Li, Gang Liu
doaj   +1 more source

A Quantitative Printability Framework for Programmable Assembly of Pre‐Vascular Patterns via Laser‐Induced Forward Transfer

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Laser‐Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) is presented as a powerful micropatterning tool. An objective printability framework is developed to assess optimal printing parameter combinations. The technology is further explored for its ability to deterministically deposit microdroplets at predefined locations following CAD designs, enabling the patterning of
Cécile Bosmans, Núria Ginés Rodriguez, Ulisses Jesús Gutiérrez Hernández, David Fernandez Rivas, Marcel Karperien, Jos Malda, Liliana Moreira Teixeira, Riccardo Levato, Jeroen Leijten   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lameness in Beef Cattle: UK Farmers' Perceptions, Knowledge, Barriers, and Approaches to Treatment and Control

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Lameness in the beef industry has received little attention in the UK, despite the fact that it is a well-recognised problem in the dairy industry. The aims of this study were to (i) compare UK beef farmers' estimates of lameness prevalence to that of ...
Jay Tunstall, Karin Mueller, Dai Grove White, Joanne W. H. Oultram, Helen Mary Higgins   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Head and pelvic movement asymmetry during lungeing in horses with symmetrical movement on the straight [PDF]

, 2015
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Lungeing is commonly used as part of standard lameness examinations in horses. Knowledge of how lungeing influences motion symmetry in sound horses is needed. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to objectively evaluate the
Baxter, Buchner, Chateau, Clayton, Egenvall, Farmer, Greve, Hammarberg, Hobbs, Keegan, Keegan, Keegan, Keegan, Keegan, Kelmer, Kramer, Licka, Parkes, Pfau, Pfau, Rhodin, Robartes, SAS Institute Inc., Starke, Symes, Walker, Weishaupt, Weishaupt   +27 more
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Engineered ETS1‐Nanoconjugate Restores Immune Homeostasis through Dual Immune‐Vascular Modulation in Relapsing and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The biomimetic nanoplatform IMNP (ETS1 pDNA/PBAE@ITP‐MM) undergoes targeted disassembly at inflammatory vascular sites to release the ETS1 plasmid (pETS1). This release initiates a cascade of effects that inhibit pathogenic pathways and support immune homeostasis. (Abbreviations: EndMT, endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition; EC, endothelial cell; TC, T
Feng Zhang, Si‐Bo Yang, Yan Luo, Xiao‐Di Sun, Bo‐Hao Chang, Da‐Qiang Zhou, Jun‐Jie Jiang, Ya‐Nan Li, Jie‐Hong Wu, Hui‐Juan Jin, Hang Yang, Hang Hu, Yi‐Fan Zhou, Bo Hu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dairy farmworkers’ knowledge of the causes, risk factors, and clinical signs of bovine lameness [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Observing lameness in dairy cows is the primary animal-based indicator of their overall welfare and health status. The study evaluated dairy farmworkers’ understanding of bovine lameness’s causes, risk factors, and clinical symptoms ...
Sibulele Matshetsheni, Ishmael Festus Jaja   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Lameness in Tie Stall Housed Dairy Cows in South Germany

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Lameness remains a major concern for animal welfare and productivity in modern dairy production. Even though a trend toward loose housing systems exists and the public expects livestock to be kept under conditions where freedom of movement and the ...
Andreas W. Oehm, Katharina Charlotte Jensen, Annegret Tautenhahn, Kerstin-Elisabeth Mueller, Melanie Feist, Roswitha Merle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of animal welfare status in dairy cow herds in Hungary – looking for causes of lameness

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, 2011
In the last 20–30 years lameness in cattle was found to be third the most influential disease next to mastitis and reproduction disorders. Studies have been established to explore reasons for lameness and prevention. The problem with more robust prevention plans is that knowledge and research evidence is not strong enough to run an effective prevention
null Richard Gudaj, null István Komlósi, null Endre Brydl   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources