Article
Relation between observed locomotion traits and locomotion score in dairy cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Dec 2015
Schlageter-Tello Andrés, Bokkers Eddie A M, Groot Koerkamp Peter W G, Van Hertem Tom, Viazzi Stefano, Romanini Carlos E B, Halachmi Ilan, Bahr Claudia, Berckmans Daniël, Lokhorst Kees
Abstract excerpt
Lameness is still an important problem in modern dairy farming. Human observation of locomotion, by looking at different traits in one go, is used in practice to assess locomotion. The objectives of this article were to determine which individual locomotion traits are most related to locomotion scores in dairy cows, and whether experienced raters are capable of scoring these individual traits consistently....
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