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Articles | Volume 67, issue 2
Articles | Volume 67, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-271-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-271-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 67, issue 2
Original study
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25 Jun 2024
Original study |  | 25 Jun 2024

A pilot study: tail tip lesions in dairy cows – an unnoticed animal welfare issue?

Prisca V. Kremer-Rücker, Kathrin M. Abel, Lea M. Lorenz, Christine Schmidt, Mirjam Lechner, Kim F. Schubert, Amalie A. Köhler, Saskia Meier, and Armin M. Scholz

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Tail tip inflammation is a well-known animal health and welfare problem in beef cattle, but data on tail tip necrosis in dairy cows are scarce. We examined the tail tips of 641 cows from five different herds to assess whether lesions occur in dairy cows, what type of lesions occur, and how common they are. We found different types of lesions and classified them into seven groups. Tail tip lesions were very common, suggesting that tail lesions in dairy cows require further investigation.
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