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Claw lesions of breeding sows – rating, handling and prophylaxis
Project
Project code: 8.83-06.02-02/09
Contract period: 01.07.2009
- 31.12.2010
Budget: 90,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Claw lesions are an important contribution to the occurrence of lameness in sows. They are a highly prevalent lesions in many farms have different causes and other hygienic risk. Lameness is also an important reason for the premature sow removals. Despite the prevalence of claw lesions, studies on claw lesions in pigs are limited.The aim of the examination was to analyze the status quo of claw lesions in sow farms in NRW to show relation between the sow keeping and frequency of claw lesions. The results show that the pad of the food is the main problem of the claw lesions of sows. On the second place were lesions of the horn. The group keeping for sows during pregnancy results more lesions than the single keeping. Lots of young sows (more than 30%) have problems with claw lesions especial with the pad.
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Subjects
- Animal health
