Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows
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 we...
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| author | Umar Nazir Zahid Swaran Singh Randhawa Syed Ashaq Hussain Sarnarinder Singh Randhawa Vishal Mahajan Kirti Dua |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-27eaed6ec4cd4fd183e9018dd0c8f28c2025-08-20T03:54:38ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482014-01-01201410.1155/2014/764689764689Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred CowsUmar Nazir Zahid0Swaran Singh Randhawa1Syed Ashaq Hussain2Sarnarinder Singh Randhawa3Vishal Mahajan4Kirti Dua5Department of Animal Husbandry, Jammu and Kashmir 190019, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, IndiaGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, IndiaAnimal Disease Research Centre, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, IndiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, IndiaThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/764689 |
| spellingShingle | Umar Nazir Zahid Swaran Singh Randhawa Syed Ashaq Hussain Sarnarinder Singh Randhawa Vishal Mahajan Kirti Dua Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows |
| title_full | Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows |
| title_fullStr | Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows |
| title_full_unstemmed | Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows |
| title_short | Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows |
| title_sort | claw lesions causing clinical lameness in lactating holstein frisian crossbred cows |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/764689 |
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