Title: CLAW PATHOLOGIES, DAIRY COW GAIT AND CLAW SIGNATURE
Abstract:SUMMARY In order to assess associations between claw pathologies, claw signature and cow gait, 24 dairy cows were examined during six weeks. The health of the claws was not extremely bad and only few ...SUMMARY In order to assess associations between claw pathologies, claw signature and cow gait, 24 dairy cows were examined during six weeks. The health of the claws was not extremely bad and only few cows had a gait score resulting in classification as lame. More detailed individual associations between claw pathologies, claw signature and cow gait will be presented at the conference. Results indicate that there is an association between gait scores and the duty cycles of different legs. Further research is needed to support these findings.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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