Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows
Joint Authors
Hussain, Syed Ashaq
Zahid, Umar Nazir
Randhawa, Swaran Singh
Randhawa, Sarnarinder Singh
Mahajan, Vishal
Dua, Kirti
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of this study was to identify claw lesions causing clinical lameness in lactating Holstein Frisian (HF) crossbred cows in dairy cattle.
Seventy dairy farmers were interviewed at the monthly meetings of Progressive Dairy Farmers Association of Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Ten dairy farms were randomly selected as per probability proportional to size and a total of 450 lactating HF crossbred cows were taken into the study.
All the lactating cows were scored for locomotion and rear leg view index.
Trimming was done in all the clinically lame animals (animals with locomotion scores 2 and 3) and equal number of animals selected randomly from those with locomotion scores 0 and 1.
Various claw lesions were evaluated in both the groups.
There was a significant relationship between locomotion score and rear leg view index to identify lameness.
Sole ulcers and white line fissures were the lesions responsible for clinical lameness.
Other lesions did not cause clinical lameness but increased the asymmetry in lactating HF crossbred cows.
Both locomotion score and rear leg view index could be reliably used to identify clinical lameness in lactating cattle.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zahid, Umar Nazir& Randhawa, Swaran Singh& Hussain, Syed Ashaq& Randhawa, Sarnarinder Singh& Mahajan, Vishal& Dua, Kirti. 2014. Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051943
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zahid, Umar Nazir…[et al.]. Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051943
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zahid, Umar Nazir& Randhawa, Swaran Singh& Hussain, Syed Ashaq& Randhawa, Sarnarinder Singh& Mahajan, Vishal& Dua, Kirti. Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows. Veterinary Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051943
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051943