Variability of Manson and Leaver locomotion scores assigned to dairy cows by different observers

Channon, A J; Walker, A M; Pfau, T; Sheldon, I M; Wilson, A M

Abstract

The gait scoring system developed by Manson and Leaver was used by five experienced observers to assess the gait of 83 milking Holstein-Friesian cows in a live recording session, and video recordings were made. The agreement between the scores of the observers at the live session, and between each observer's scores at the live session and a video session, were compared at three levels of stringency. The scores of the observers were highly variable at all but the least stringent threshold - whether a cow had a score of less than 3 or 3 or more, that is, whether it was not lame or lame.

Citation

Channon, A. J., Walker, A. M., Pfau, T., Sheldon, I. M., & Wilson, A. M. Variability of Manson and Leaver locomotion scores assigned to dairy cows by different observers. Veterinary Record, 164(13), 388-392

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2014
• Journal: Veterinary Record
• Print ISSN: 0042-4900
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Volume: 164
• Issue: 13
• Pages: 388-392
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1425274
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : Liverpool