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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"lameness"”.
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Development of Wireless Sensor Network to Detect Lameness in Dairy Cows
Bovine mastitis, lameness, and calving are three major problems in the dairy farming industry. They lead to economic losses and decreased animal welfare. With the industrialization of dairy farms, these problems are magnified due to the lack of skilled labor. This work introduces a design for a …
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Longitudinal measures of lameness in an induced model of equine post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Evaluation of lameness associated with arthroscopy or arthrotomy of the normal canine cubital joint
This study compared lameness and post-operative recovery in animals undergoing arthroscopy or arthrotomy of the cubital joint. It was a prospective, randomized, experimental study in which fourteen mature, healthy dogs were evaluated. Dogs were randomly assigned to treatment groups with seven …
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Effect of induced hindlimb length difference on bodymounted inertial sensor measures of hindlimb lameness in horses
… Difference in Pmin, indicating an impacttype lameness, in the limb with the elevation, was consistently measured in both the straight line and while lungeing. Difference in Pmax, indicating pushoff-type lameness, in the opposite, non-elevated limb, was found in the straight line but not while …
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Lameness Associated with a Possible Neural Problem in the Lower Spinal Cord of Chickens, Gallus Gallus
<p>Since the second half of the twentieth century lameness in broiler chickens has been known to be caused by different types of disorders, however the etiology of several type of lameness remain unknown. Because of the intense selection of broilers for rapid growth, some birds are more prone to …
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Validating a Proposed Data Mining Approach (SLDM) for Motion Wearable Sensors to Detect the Early Signs of Lameness in Sheep
Lameness can be described as painful erratic movements, which relate to a locomotor system and result in the animal deviating from its normal gait or posture. Lameness is considered one of the major health and welfare concerns for the sheep industry in the UK that leads to a substantial economic …
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Objective gait analysis in humboldt penguins (spheniscus humboldti) and domestic ducks (cairina moschata domestica) using a pressure sensitive walkway
Lameness due to osteoarthritis and/or pododermatitis is one of the most common problems encountered with aquatic birds such as ducks and penguins under professional care. Successful treatment and management is variable and often incomplete or transient. There is a lack of a validated objective tool …
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The effects of dietary forage, social hierarchy, and stocking density on stress in lactating cows during relocation
… these studies, the effects of treatment on MY, lameness, behaviors, plasma cortisol, cow cleanliness, and DMI were monitored. In experiment one, cows fed grass or alfalfa hay diets had higher plasma cortisol concentrations on the day of relocation than cows fed TMR, but there were no differences …
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Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell for Equine Joint Disease
… were subjectively and objectively evaluated for lameness and synovial fluid collected (cytology and cytokine/growth factor quantification) at 0, 7, and 21 days post-injection. Data were analyzed using General Estimating Equations with significance set at P<0.05. There were no adverse effects …
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USE OF ON-FARM DATA AND MILK LEUCOCYTE COMPONENTS FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH OF DAIRY COWS
… two main diseases of dairy cows: mastitis and lameness. Critical aspects are linked with these diseases and some of them were considered and discussed in four different experiments. The first experiment focused on the variability of leucocytes in milk, that affects its use as a detection tool …
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Determining the outcomes of vaccination against Mycoplasma hyosynoviae by identifying optimal application times
… sign associated with M. hyosynoviae infection is lameness in growing and finishing pigs and breeding stock. Lameness in swine has been identified as both a welfare and economic disadvantage in swine production. Thus, there is a need to investigate control and prevention measures against M. …
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Comparing pressure measurement systems and a force platform as tools for equine gait analysis
Objective assessment of lameness in the horse has been well established through testing with force platforms. The force platform measures ground reaction forces in three orthogonal directions: mediolateral (Fx), craniocaudal (Fy) and vertical (Fz). Testing with force platforms has shown researchers …
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Assessing the impact of lameness on fertility and oestrus behaviour of dairy cattle: A comparison of oestrus detection methods with the evaluation of a modern detection method
It is well documented that lameness is a painful and debilitating condition that can have adverse effects on welfare and reproductive performance, including oestrus expression and intensity. Despite extensive research, lameness continues to affect dairy cow populations. This study assessed the …
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The Clinical Pharmacology of Acetaminophen in Adult Horses
… were examined in an experimentally induced lameness model and the analgesic efficacy of acetaminophen was compared to placebo and the non-selective COX inhibitor phenylbutazone. Acetaminophen when administered at 30 mg/kg produced a more rapid onset of greater improvement in subjective …
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Nature and nurture: genetic strains of broiler chickens housed in varying levels of environmental complexity
… due to weight-gain associated factors, including lameness and increased inactivity, which may have resulted in a lower sense of self-efficacy. Chronic stress may have decreased as broilers aged and gained weight due to broilers having their stress response downregulated, allowing them to maintain …
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A NOVEL APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF CAUDAL HEEL PAIN USING EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY
… chronic, degenerative condition that causes lameness. The objectives of this study were to characterize the use of ESWT among equine practitioners in North America, and following this, to determine the analgesic efficacy of focused ESWT on horses with naturally occurring caudal heel pain and …
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Outcomes of Medical Treatment for Pathologies of the Equine Foot Diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
… subjected to magnetic resonance imaging for foot lameness and to determine the long-term outcome of horses after medical treatment. The MR studies of 95 horses were interpreted retrospectively by a boarded certified radiologist. Follow-up information was obtained from medical records, owners and …
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Factors Influencing the Reproductive Efficiency of Dairy Herds in the Dominican Republic
… depending on region and farm size. Average lameness within the herd was the most important factor in explaining the variability within services per pregnancy and projected calving interval. As average herd lameness increases by 1 point (based on a 1 to 4 scale), services per pregnancy and …
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