Effect of training on the inter-observer reliability of lameness scoring in dairy cattle

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-133

  March, Solveig ^a   Brinkmann, J ^a   Winkler, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Gait scoring; Inter observer reliability; Lameness; Observer training; PABAK

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FARMING SYSTEM; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34249046068     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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