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Alteration of claw dimensions in dairy cows affected with laminitis related sole lesions [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2022
This study was conducted among 18 lactating crossbred cows that had clinical lameness associated with painful sole lesions. Claw dimensions were recorded using standard techniques from affected claws in selected animals before functional hoof trimming ...
Laiju M. Philip, K. D. John Martin, Syam K. Venugopal, S. Anoop, K. Raji, Shibu Simon   +5 more
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Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2023
A study was carried out to identify the prevalence of clinical lameness and associated claw affections in dairy cows using claw health indicators, claw dimensions and locomotion scoring.
M. J. Abhiram, Laiju M. Philip, Reji Varghese, Jith John Mathew, K. D. John Martin   +4 more
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Effect of claw blocks on the healing duration and lesion severities of claw lesions in lame cows in Western Thailand [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2023
Background and Aim: Lameness is a major complication in dairy cattle affecting health and milk production. Several factors are found to contribute to this condition and specific treatments are required, including the process of claw trimming.
Pipat Arunvipas, Teerachad Setkit, Jaturong Wongsanit, Theera Rukkwamsuk, Nitipong Homwong, Anawat Sangmalee   +5 more
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New Insight into the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Three Distinct Hoof Conformation Traits in UK Commercial Sheep Flocks

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
Lameness in sheep continues to be a global health, welfare and economic concern. Damaged, misshapen or overgrown feet have the potential to cause lameness either directly, or indirectly.
Caroline M. Best, Janet Roden, Kate Phillips, Alison Z. Pyatt, Malgorzata C. Behnke   +4 more
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Benchmarking Based on Regularly Recorded Claw Health Data of Austrian Dairy Cattle for Implementation in the Cattle Data Network (RDV)

Animals, 2022
While benchmarking is already used for the assessment of performance gaps in cattle herd management and welfare concerns, its application to quantifying claw health performance is relatively new.
Johann Kofler, Marlene Suntinger, Martin Mayerhofer, Kristina Linke, Lorenz Maurer, Alexandra Hund, Andrea Fiedler, Jürgen Duda, Christa Egger-Danner   +8 more
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Genetic Heterogeneity of Residual Variance for Foot Score Traits in American Angus Cattle. [PDF]

J Anim Breed Genet
ABSTRACT Foot conformation is one of the main breeding goals in recent beef cattle breeding programs because it directly affects productivity, economic losses, animal welfare and longevity. Genetic heterogeneity of residual variance can be used to improve production uniformity in animal breeding programs because recent studies have shown that residual ...
Amorim ST, Retallick KJ, Garcia A, Ibañez-Escriche N, Morota G.   +4 more
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Brief Research Report: How Do Claw Disorders Affect Activity, Body Weight, and Milk Yield of Multiparous Holstein Dairy Cows?

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Claw disorders are among the most relevant health problems in dairy herds. Despite being often not clearly visible and not easily detectable for farmers, they may appear as peculiar cow behavioral and performance patterns.
Luisa Magrin, Giulio Cozzi, Isabella Lora, Paola Prevedello, Flaviana Gottardo   +4 more
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A Retrospective Case Study into the Effect of Hoof Lesions on the Lying Behaviour of Holstein–Friesian in a Loose-Housed System

Animals, 2021
The association between hoof lesions and lying behaviour was assessed on a Holstein–Friesian dairy farm in England. Twenty-nine cows were included in the study.
Karen Jiewei Ji, Richard E. Booth, Nicola Blackie   +2 more
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Half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases: a scientometric analysis

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2020
The objective of this study was to quantitatively evaluate scientific publications on cattle foot and claw diseases using the Scopus database. A combination of keywords "hoof disease AND bovine OR cattle OR cow" was used.
Danilo Conrado Silva, Paulo José Bastos Queiroz, Pedro Augusto Cordeiro Borges, Ana Carolina Barros da Rosa Pedroso, Emmanuel Arnhold, Alex Silva da Cruz, Aparecido Divino da Cruz, Luiz Antônio Franco da Silva   +7 more
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Treatment protocols for claw horn lesions and their impact on lameness recovery, pain sensitivity, and lesion severity in moderately lame primiparous dairy cows

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
This study aims to investigate the effects of routine treatment protocols for claw horn disruptive lesions (CHDL) on lameness recovery rates, pain sensitivity, and lesion severity in moderately lame primiparous cows.
Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon, Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon, Wan Mastura Shaik Mossadeq, Wan Mastura Shaik Mossadeq, Rozaihan Mansor, Rozaihan Mansor, Sharifah Salmah Syed-Hussain   +7 more
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