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Breeding for resistance to footrot – uisng hoof scoring to quantify footrot in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

J. Conington ,
B. Hosie ,
L. Nicoll ,
G. Nieuwhof ,
S.C. Bishop  and
L. Bünger
J. Conington*
Affiliation:
SAC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
B. Hosie
Affiliation:
SAC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
L. Nicoll
Affiliation:
SAC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
G. Nieuwhof
Affiliation:
MLC, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
S.C. Bishop
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
L. Bünger
Affiliation:
SAC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Footrot is the main cause of lameness that adversely affects the welfare and productivity of sheep so measures to control it will bring both economic and welfare benefits. The use of breeding strategies to manage footrot is a cumulative and sustainable solution that may contribute to its control. As part of a research programme to investigate genetic resistance to footrot, the aim of this paper is to assess the usefulness of foot score categories to quantify footrot in sheep, to identify key environmental factors that affect footrot and to assess the repeatability of different foot scorers on separate scoring occasions.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 197
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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