Veterinarians are starting to use motion sensors to detect lameness in racehorses.

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Ferguson admitted that "by an act or omission" he caused the beasts unnecessary suffering by failing to provide treatment for lameness and liver fluke.

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And equally a lack of activity can indicate illness or lameness.

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Osteoarthritis results when cartilage around the joints degenerates, resulting in lameness.

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Electric cars have historically suffered from extreme lameness, largely because most attempts at building electric cars were aimed at the mid-price or low-end car market.

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The further charge alleges that the accused, by an act or omission, caused the animals unnecessary suffering by failing to provide treatment for lameness and liver fluke.

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We lucked out when a federal appeals court struck down the lameness that is the Broadcast Flag earlier this month, but that sort of setback doesn't faze the alliance of broadcasters and movie studios which pushed the rule on the FCC in the first place.

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