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Early Detection of Disease Onset Through Changes in Appearance of Pre‐weaning Calves by Yuko Shingu; Akira Dokoshi; Koichiro Ueda is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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The onset of diseases in pre-weaning calves can lead to changes in their appearance, which can aid early disease detection. This study measured the changes in appearance that led to disease onset in 66 pre-weaning Holstein calves. The appearance scores of the calves were recorded for 7 days before the onset of digestive or respiratory diseases. Appearance features (ear position, head position, topline curve, hair coat length, hair coat gloss, eye opening, and sunken eyes) were recorded using video camera images and scored from 0 (healthy) to 2 (poor). Among the calves with respiratory diseases, the proportion of calves with a score of 0 for ear position decreased linearly over time (p = 0.0437). Among the calves with digestive diseases, the proportion of calves with a score of 2 for hair coat length increased linearly over time ( p = 0.0197). Among the calves with both respiratory and digestive diseases, the proportion of calves with scores of 1 for the topline curve and 2 for eye opening increased linearly over time (p = 0.0191). Therefore, early signs of disease manifest as different appearance features depending on the type of disease before its onset.

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Author

Yuko Shingu; Akira Dokoshi; Koichiro Ueda

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)