Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study
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. Hundred postpartum lactating dairy cattle reared under similar managemental conditions were subjected to body wei...
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| description | 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. Hundred postpartum lactating dairy cattle reared under similar managemental conditions were subjected to body weight estimation, body condition scoring (BCS), evaluation of claw health indicators, claw dimension measurement and lameness scoring. Animals with higher score on claw health indicators and locomotion score were subjected to functional hoof trimming. A prevalence of 20 per cent clinical lameness was observed in the present study. Significantly increased claw length and reduced heel height were observed in dairy cows with higher locomotion score while body weight, body condition score and claw health indicators had no significant relationship with locomotion score on statistical analysis. Sole ulcers and white line lesion were identified as the major sole lesions causing clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-938efd69d4ee412caa6951344c7a16112024-01-12T09:33:35ZengDirector of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityJournal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences0971-07012582-06052023-12-0154489189710.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.891-897Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence studyM. J. Abhiram0Laiju M. Philip1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2265-5924Reji Varghese2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3454-1169Jith John Mathew3K. D. John Martin4MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical complex, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaProfessor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, IndiaA 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. Hundred postpartum lactating dairy cattle reared under similar managemental conditions were subjected to body weight estimation, body condition scoring (BCS), evaluation of claw health indicators, claw dimension measurement and lameness scoring. Animals with higher score on claw health indicators and locomotion score were subjected to functional hoof trimming. A prevalence of 20 per cent clinical lameness was observed in the present study. Significantly increased claw length and reduced heel height were observed in dairy cows with higher locomotion score while body weight, body condition score and claw health indicators had no significant relationship with locomotion score on statistical analysis. Sole ulcers and white line lesion were identified as the major sole lesions causing clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle.https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_s6kgok.pdf?t=s6kgoklamenesspostpartum lactating dairy cattleclaw health indicators |
| spellingShingle | M. J. Abhiram Laiju M. Philip Reji Varghese Jith John Mathew K. D. John Martin Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences lameness postpartum lactating dairy cattle claw health indicators |
| title | Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study |
| title_full | Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study |
| title_fullStr | Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study |
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| title_short | Clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle: a prevalence study |
| title_sort | clinical lameness in postpartum lactating dairy cattle a prevalence study |
| topic | lameness postpartum lactating dairy cattle claw health indicators |
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