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Claw Hardness of Dairy Cows: Relationship to Water Content and Claw Lesions [PDF]

Journal of Dairy Science, 2004
Lameness of dairy cows is a major welfare and economic problem. Degree of hardness of claws may influence chances for injury or for claw lesions, and exposure of claws to moisture may make them soft. To assess the relationship among hardness of the claw horn, quantity and rate of absorption of water, and incidence of claw lesions, 4 experiments were ...
T F, Borderas, B, Pawluczuk, A M, de Passillé, J, Rushen   +3 more
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Phenotypic and genetic analyses of claw lesions in TMR Holstein herds in South Africa [PDF]

Archives Animal Breeding
Claw lesions in dairy cattle pose a significant risk to dairy farmers worldwide in terms of animal welfare concerns and economic profitability. However, the use of different data sources, classification systems, and definitions of reference groups limits
R. C. Joubert, B. E. Mostert, A. Masenge, E. van Marle-Köster   +3 more
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The Effect of Maintenance Claw Trimming on the Prevalence of Claw Lesions and the Need for Therapeutic Claw Trimming [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2003
A 2-year experiment on the effect of claw trimming on the prevalence of lameness and claw lesions was performed in 77 dairy herds (3,498 cows). Cows within each herd were blocked according to breed, parity and stage of lactation and allocated to receive one of two treatments: autumn trimming (n=2,015), or no autumn trimming (n=2,432).
Hultgren J, Bergsten C, Manske T
doaj   +2 more sources

Locomotion Disorders and Skin and Claw Lesions in Gestating Sows Housed in Dynamic versus Static Groups. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Lameness and lesions to the skin and claws of sows in group housing are commonly occurring indicators of reduced welfare. Typically, these problems are more common in group housing than in individual housing systems. Group management type (dynamic versus
Emilie-Julie Bos, Dominiek Maes, Miriam M J van Riet, Sam Millet, Bart Ampe, Geert P J Janssens, Frank A M Tuyttens   +6 more
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Prevalence of lameness and claw lesions during different stages in thereproductive cycle of sows and the impact on reproduction results [PDF]

Animal, 2013
Lameness in sows is an emerging disease condition with major effects on animal welfare and economics. Yet the direct impact on reproduction results remains unclear.
L.M. Pluym, A. Van Nuffel, S. Van Weyenberg, D. Maes   +3 more
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Lameness and Claw Lesions of the Norwegian Red Dairy Cattle Housed in Free Stalls in Relation to Environment, Parity and Stage of Lactation [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2005
Approximately 88% of Norwegian dairy cattle are housed in tie stalls. Free stall housing for all dairy cattle will be implemented within 20 years. This means that the majority of existing stalls will be rebuilt in the near future. Fifty-seven free stall
Østerås O, Fjeldaas T, Sogstad ÅM
doaj   +2 more sources

Gastric Kaposi Sarcoma With Distinct "Lobster-Like" Endoscopic Lesions in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a rare vascular tumor linked to Human Herpesvirus‐8 (HHV‐8) infection, most often affecting immunocompromised patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Gastrointestinal KS (GI‐KS) is frequently underdiagnosed, particularly in resource‐limited settings, and may present with ...
Safizadeh Shabestari SA, Farahvash A, Farahvash MJ.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe claw lesions in pregnant sows reduce prolificacy and increase litter heterogeneity. [PDF]

Porcine Health Manag
Abstract Background Claw lesions (CLs) are highly prevalent in sow herds, affecting animal welfare and productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of CLs in pregnant sows and their impact on litter performance.
Gonzalez-Ramiro H, López-Jara A, Cambra JM, Gonzalez-Plaza A, Garcia-Canovas M, Lopez-Arjona M, Botia M, Gil MA, Cuello C, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Martinez EA, Parrilla I.   +11 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Review of White Line Disorders in Zone 3 and Toe Tip Necrosis in Dairy Cows and Recent Insights into Aetiopathogenesis and Treatments [PDF]

Microorganisms
White line disorders represent the most prevalent claw horn disruption lesion in dairy cattle. Recent studies have yielded new insights into the appropriate treatment modalities for these lesions.
Menno Holzhauer, Han de Leeuw
doaj   +2 more sources

Lameness and claw lesions in sows, cows and small ruminants: preface [PDF]

Livestock Science, 2013
Maes, Dominiek, Opsomer, Geert
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