National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Forty-two lactating Frieswal cattle divided into three sheds were included for the present study with the objective to assess the welfare status in the conventional barn and to suggest improvement of welfare measures. The health indicators of animals like Body Condition Scores (BCS), Lameness Scores (LS), Hock Lesion Scores (HLS) and Mastitis Incidences (MI) were considered for investigation. The BCS, LS and HLS were determined by scoring system through clinical description, gait, posture and motion based on a 5-point scale. The statistical analysis implied that average BCS for all animals was 2.38 ± 0.66, the average LS was recorded as 2.28 ± 0.66, whereas, average HLS for all animals was observed as 2.39 ± 0.65. Significant (P<0.05) positive correlations were found between BCS and HLS whereas, highly significant (P<0.01) positive correlations between BCS and LS, LS and HLS was also recorded. Shed-wise significant (P<0.05) variations were also reported for BCS, LS and HLS. Higher incidence of mastitis found in the sheds with low cleanliness.
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