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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250266
Welfare-Problem Lahmheit bei Milchkühen – Initiative ist gefragt
Publication History
Publication Date:
16 September 2010 (online)



Lahmheiten von Milchkühen unterliegen einer mittleren Prävalenz von 25 % und sind ein Ausdruck von Schmerzen und Leiden. Dies macht Lahmheiten zu einem der wichtigsten Animal-Welfare-Probleme in der Milchviehhaltung. Die Ursache der hohen Prävalenz ist vornehmlich in der Vorenthaltung einer sachgerechten Behandlung zu suchen. Ein konsequentes Eingreifen bestehend aus regelmäßigem Scoring und einer raschen Behandlung vermag auch bei hohen Inzidenzen die derzeitige Prävalenz auf 5 % zu senken. In einem zweiten Schritt ist die Inzidenz durch Prävention nachhaltig zu mindern. Landwirte müssen für das Thema sensibilisiert und in der Erkennung von Lahmheiten trainiert werden.
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