From: An on-farm investigation of beef suckler herds using an animal welfare index (AWI)
Score | a). Trough cleanliness | b). Outdoor water trough cleanliness | c). Feed cleanliness | d). Equipment | e). Cleanliness of animals | f). Lameness | g). Diseases | h). Background | I). Interest of the farmer |
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1 | Clean | Clean | Clean | Good | Â | Â | None | Family | High interest |
0.5 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Clean | < 5% | Few mild | Â | Average interest |
0 | Insufficient | Insufficient | Insufficient | Defects | Medium | 5 to 10% | Few severe | Other | Low interest |
-0.5 | Soiled | Soiled | Soiled | Bad | Soiled | > 10% | Many severe | Â | Not interested |