Comparison of the inter- and intra-observer repeatability of three gait-scoring scales for sows

Most gait-scoring scales for pigs have a limited number of categories, supposedly to improve repeatability. However, reducing the number of categories could lead to loss of information if the observers’ discriminative capacities are underused. With a recently estimated within-herd prevalence of sow...

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Main Authors: E. Nalon, D. Maes, S. Van Dongen, M.M.J. van Riet, G.P.J. Janssens, S. Millet, F.A.M. Tuyttens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
sow
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002462