By Boon, C. and Collins, E. and Dumelow, J., ,
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A fully slatted beef cattle building was converted so that parts of the slatted areas in some of the pens were replaced with sloped solid concrete floors. This was found to considerably reduce the incidence and severity of lameness, but also resulted in an increase in dirtiness of the cattle
A fully slatted beef cattle building was converted so that parts of the slatted areas in some of the pens were replaced with sloped solid concrete floors. This was found to considerably reduce the incidence and severity of lameness, but also resulted in an increase in dirtiness of the cattle
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