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Occurrence of claw asymmetries in fattening pigs and potential impact on the development of sole ulcerations

BACKGROUND: Claw abnormalities, particularly claw asymmetries, are associated with lameness in pigs and can be a welfare issue. However, the prevalence and development of claw asymmetries in pigs of different age is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the claw symmetry over the...

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Autores principales: Seufert, Sarah, Volkmann, Nina, Schmidt-Mosig, Johannes, Kemper, Nicole
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9422118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36038920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-022-00281-y