A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of lameness in finishing pigs, gilts and pregnant sows and associations with limb lesions and floor types on commercial farms in England

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-224

  Kilbride, A L ^a   Gillman, C E ^a   Green, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cross sectional study; Housing; Lameness; Limb lesions; Pig

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GILT (SWINE); HINDLIMB; KERATINIZATION; LIMB INJURY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOW (SWINE); UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 68349083326     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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