The importance of feet examination in sheep health management
The importance of feet examination in sheep health management
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DOI：
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.04.007
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发表时间：
2010-08-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Hodgkinson, O.
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作者：
Hodgkinson, O.
跛足仍然是目前羊场最大的福利问题。为了预防和控制羊场的跛行爆发，需要一个良好的设置，以及一个系统的方法来检查脚和肢体。跛足的原因不能假设是腐脚，而是有一大堆的条件。这些可能是微生物病因，如传染性或接触传染性绵羊指皮炎，或非微生物病因，如白线病变或脚趾肉芽肿。跛足的后果可能是深远的，不仅影响出生的羔羊数量，而且影响羔羊的大小，以及它们是否能在第二年进入羔羊。它可能导致在财政年度盈利或亏损之间的差异。(C)出版社：Elsevier B.V.
Lameness is still the biggest welfare issue present on sheep farms. In order to prevent and control lameness outbreaks on sheep farms, a good set-up is required, as well as a systematic approach to examining the foot and limb. The cause of lameness cannot be assumed to be foot-rot, but instead there are a whole host of conditions. These may be of a microbial aetiology, such as scald or contagious ovine digital dermatitis, or of non-microbial aetiology, such as white-line lesions or toe granulomas. The consequences of lameness can be far reaching, not only affecting the number of lambs born, but also the size of the lamb and whether they manage to get in lamb the following year. It can result in the difference between making a profit or a loss in the financial year. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier B.V.