Intra-rater reliability among postural and gait abnormalities detected using locomotion scoring with observations in milking parlor and headlock stanchions

Authors

  • A. García-Muñoz School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada Spain
  • G. Vidal Department of Medicine and Epidemiology. School of Veterinary Medicine, UC-Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • N. Singh Department of Veterinary & A.H. Extension Education, Ludhiana, India
  • N. Silva-del-Río Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, 18830 Road 112, Tulare, CA 93274

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20143715

Keywords:

lameness, locomotion scoring, early detection, milking parlor, headlock stanchions

Abstract

Dairy cow lameness is an important health issue, with a negative impact in animal welfare and productivity. Lameness has been assessed using a locomotion scoring (LS) system based on behaviors and postures related to gait. However, LS evaluation is a time consuming task that is not routinely performed on large dairies. Implementation of methods for early lameness detection that are easily incorporated into management could increase the rate of detection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the intra-rater reliability among postural and gait abnormalities detected using locomotion scoring with observations in milking parlor (MP) and headlock stanchions (S).

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2014-09-18

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