Assessment of Rumen Mucosa, Lung, and Liver Lesions at Slaughter as Benchmarking Tool for the Improvement of Finishing Beef Cattle Health and Welfare

Assessment of Rumen Mucosa, Lung, and Liver Lesions at Slaughter as Benchmarking Tool for the Improvement of Finishing Beef Cattle Health and Welfare

Abattoir post-mortem inspections offer a useful tool for animal disease surveillance. The present cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the prevalence of rumen mucosa, lung, and liver lesions in 153 randomly selected batches of finishing beef cattle through a post-mortem inspection at the abattoi...

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Main Authors: Luisa Magrin, Marta Brscic, Isabella Lora, Paola Prevedello, Barbara Contiero, Giulio Cozzi, Flaviana Gottardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
beef cattle
intensive production system
rumen hyperkeratosis
star scar
pneumonia
liver disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.622837/full

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