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Epidemiological study on claw disorders in dairy cattle: impact of floor systems
J.G.C.J. Somers, J.H.M. Metz, E.N...
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Disturbed locomotion and claw disorders are highly impairing the welfare of dairy cattle. The pain caused by foot lameness is an unequivocal source of suffering (Webster, 1995). The causes of lameness are multifactorial. Clarkson et al. (1993) stated that lameness in cattle is the result of an interaction between housing design, farm management and animals characteristics. In underlying study, floors are being hypothesised as a main factor influencing the frequency of claw disorders, disturbed locomotion and behavioural suppression. This paper presents preliminary results of a cross-sectional study in which prevalences of claw disorders on different floor systems and associated cow/herd, management and housing factors are studied.
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The cross-section has taken place on 86 dairy farms with either slatted floor, slatted floor with manure scraper, solid concrete floor (all with manure scraper), straw yard as well as ...
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