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Routine hoof-trimming data provides insight into the occurrence of claw lesions in Holstein herds in the central region of South Africa [PDF]
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2023 Claw lesions in dairy cows contribute significantly to lameness, causing distress and discomfort for affected cows and raising welfare concerns. Despite increased awareness, lameness incidence continues to rise. Defining and recording claw traits are particularly problematic.
R C Joubert, E Van Marle-Koster
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The effect of claw trimming on the hoof health of Swedish dairy cattle
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2002A 2-year experiment on the effect of claw trimming on hoof health was performed in 77 Swedish dairy herds (3444 dairy cattle) selected on herd size, breed composition and membership in the official milk-recording scheme. In the autumn, cows within each herd were blocked according to breed, parity and stage of lactation and allocated to two treatments ...
Jan Hultgren
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Metabolic Hoof Horn Disease Claw Horn Disruption
Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice, 2001Low-quality hoof horn is a frequent underlying cause of lameness in cattle. Because the lesions that are observed are the result of insults that affect horn production at the cellular level, the term claw horn disruption has been proposed to describe the disease process. Although claw horn disruption may result from multiple etiologies, the response of
Kent H Hoblet, K H Hoblet
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Computerised claw trimming database programs as the basis for monitoring hoof health in dairy herds
Veterinary Journal, 2013Regular documentation and recording of udder health, reproduction and metabolic status are common practices on dairy farms. However, recording of claw health is less commonly undertaken. Computerised claw trimming documentation and analysis programs have been developed in Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, United States, and ...
Johann Kofler
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The association of hoof lesions at claw trimming with test-day milk yield in Danish Holsteins
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2007In a cross-sectional study, performed between October 2002 and April 2003 on 55 Danish dairy herds with 6161 predominantly Holstein Friesian cows the prevalence of 9 hoof lesions was determined. All test-day yields (TDY) of kg energy corrected milk (ECM) in the lactation of diagnosis were recorded.
Ashley E Hill
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Nail, Claw, Hoof and Horn Keratin
1986Most land mammals produce in addition to hair another form of hard keratin — nail, claw or hoof — and occasionally a third form, either horn or quill. Although the so-called horny keratins — nail, claw, hoof, horn and quill — are similar to hair in ultrastructure and composition, their functions are very different.
Robert C Marshall
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Hair, Wool, Quill, Nail, Claw, Hoof, and Horn
1986Mammalian hair, wool, quill, nail, claw, hoof and horn are epidermal derivatives and all, like the stratum corneum of epidermis, give an α X-ray diffraction pattern. But, unlike str. corneum, which is a soft keratin, the above derivatives are hard keratins.
R E Chapman
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Hoof, Claw, and Nail Problems in Nondomestic Animals
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1980Murray E Fowler
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The Development of a Hoof Conformation Assessment for Use in Dairy Goats
Animals, 2019 The assessment of hoof conformation is important due to its recognized relationship with the biomechanical functionality of the hoof. Hoof conformation can be assessed using objective measures or subjective scores.
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