Correlation of Different Visual Scores and the Presence or Absence of Painful Foot Lesions

Authors

  • R. C. Bicalho Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
  • S. H. Cheong Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
  • L. D. Warnick Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
  • C. L. Guard Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20064724

Keywords:

lame cow, visual locomotion scoring, foot lesions

Abstract

Most lame cows in dairy farms are detected by visual locomotion scoring (VLS) by farmers and farm personnel. However, it is unknown how accurately foot lesions can be detected by VLS. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the level of agreement between visual locomotion scores and presence or absence of painful foot lesions and to determine the frequency distribution of the encountered diseases related to lameness.

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Published

2006-09-21

Issue

2006

Section

Research Summaries 1