Pig claws 
via high-speed X-ray cameras

09-03-2016 | | |
Photo: Christoph Mülling
Photo: Christoph Mülling
It is interesting to understand how pig claws interact with hard surfaces technically unknown to them. A research institute at the Leipzig University, Germany captures all pig movement on camera to follow and analyse every step they take. Watch the videos below… Sows in modern intensive housing environments face a substantial threat from claw lesions. The risk of the claw developing a painful and ultimately devastating lesion is based on its interaction with the flooring surface, overcro


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Redacteur 1

Vincent
ter Beek

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Kees van
Dooren

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Treena
Hein

Mülling
Christoph Mülling Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Germany