Objective measurement such as gait analysis is a uniform, sensitive, and definitive method to detect sow lameness. Photo: Ruud Ploeg
Lameness, a significant health and welfare concern in sow production systems, causes extensive financial losses in the swine industry. It is estimated that up to 48% of sows in a given farm are lame. Early and accurate lameness detection and treatment is critical to prevent economic losses and welfare issues. Lameness can be evaluated using visual lameness score which is an easy to use and cheap to implement subjective method. However, visual scoring requires substantial training, it is time
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