Measuring Claw Conformation in Cattle: Assessing the Agreement between Manual and Digital Measurement

Measuring Claw Conformation in Cattle: Assessing the Agreement between Manual and Digital Measurement

Five measurements of claw conformation (toe angle, claw height, claw width, toe length and abaxial groove length) taken directly from the hoof were compared with the measurements taken from digital images of the same claws. Concordance correlation coefficients and limits-of-agreement analysis showe...

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Main Authors: Linda J. Laven, Libin Wang, Corey Regnerus, Richard A. Laven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
claw conformation
limits-of-agreement
method comparison
digital image
manual measurement
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/5/3/0379

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