A J Channon
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
Authors
A M Walker
T Pfau
I M Sheldon
A M Wilson
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 |