A survey of United States dairy hoof care professionals on costs associated with treatment of foot disorders

Dolecheck, K.A.; Dwyer, Roberta M.; Overton, Michael W.; Bewley, J.M.

doi:10.3168/jds.2018-14718

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“…Together, the subject areas Veterinary, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences represent 70% of the publications by subject area. However, we should also emphasize the 131 papers classified as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, of which five were published during the first half of 2018 viz., (Dolecheck, Dwyer, Overton, & Bewley, 2018;Heringstad et al, 2018;Jacobs, Orsel, Mason, & Barkema, 2018;Weigele, Gygax, Steiner, Wechsler, & Burla, 2018;Wilson-Welder, Nally, Alt, Humphrey, & Olsen, 2018). It demonstrates that studies on foot and claw diseases have been aimed at clarifying the fundamental biological mechanisms underlying these complex diseases in cattle.…”

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Half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases: a scientometric analysis

Silva

Queiroz

Borges

et al. 2020

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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. Publications were classified according to the type, language, subject area, source title, author, affiliation, and country/territory. The documents were grouped later into thematic topics. The diseases evaluated in each study were quantified separately and in related groups, and distributed by decades. The frequencies of the thematic topics and diseases were compared by the chi-square test for adherence. In total, 642 publications were analyzed (595 articles, 46 reviews, and 1 note). Most of these papers were written in English (518). The main subject areas were Veterinary; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Journal of Dairy Science was the journal that published most articles in the area, with the best citations (SCImago Journal Rank = 1.21). The authors with the highest number of publications were Johann Kofler with 19, and David Nixon Logue and Jan Keith Shearer with 18 documents each. By affiliation, the institution with the highest number of publications was the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. By country or territory, the United States of America (22%), the United Kingdom (17%), Germany (11%), and Canada (10%) together accounted for 60% of the publications. The classification of the documents into thematic topics resulted in four groups: Specific hoof diseases (70%), General hoof diseases (14%), Lameness (11%), and Healthy hoof characterization (5%). Eighteen foot and claw diseases have been studied, with the following being the most frequent: digital dermatitis (17%), sole ulcer (15%), and white line disease (11%). When grouped, laminitis-related diseases represented 48% and infectious diseases represented 38% of the studies. Overall, just over half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases, bovine digital dermatitis is the most studied disease. Grouping related disorders revealed that laminitis-related diseases are being studied more than infectious diseases since the 1980s, from when studies on individual foot diseases in cattle increased to the detriment of studies that aimed to evaluate them as a unique problem. Our study, the first scientometric analysis in the subject area, compiles valuable information that can help researchers to develop future projects.

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Half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases: a scientometric analysis

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Queiroz

Borges

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“…In a recent study, it was calculated that the average cost of lameness caused by DD in the US is $132.96 per cow [2]. Among treated foot disorder cases over the past year, a recent study estimated that digital dermatitis was most prevalent (43.9 %) with the mean total treatment costs of $7.5 per case of digital dermatitis [3]. The average cost per cow is considerably larger for the bandaging option and therefore with the treatments showing no difference in healing potential, then there is every reason for a farmer to opt for the cheaper option of scarification and spraying.…”

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“…Digital dermatitis (DD) can be described as a one of the major global problems in dairy cattle, not only through the incurred financial losses due to its main symptom of lameness but also in terms of the welfare of the animals [3,13], therefore treatment and prevention have an important role worldwide. Described as the "leading cause of lameness in dairy cattle in North America and Europe" [18], it develops typically as a moist, light grey-brown area with erect hairs bordering the lesion, it can be found on the plantar aspect of the foot, just between the bulbs of the heels.…”

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Use of Bandaging in the treatment of Digital Dermatitis

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The aim of this study was to compare two different methods for the treatment of digital dermatitis (DD) in dairy cows. Moreover, both treatment methods were tested if they could stop the recurrences of DD in the same patient. For this study, data were collected on two separate occasions across a six-month period (spring and the following autumn). During these two periods, 280 and 232 Holstein Friesian dairy cows were examined respectively in the crush. The following two treatment methods were compared: 1. Scarification of the lesion surface and antibiotic spray; 2. Resection of the lesion, antibiotic spray and powder, and covering with a bandage. A first control 3 weeks after the initial trimming period was carried out to check the condition of the lesions. The recurrence rate of DD was assessed during the second hoof trimming (autumn). In this study, no differences between two treatment methods could be observed as all treated animals have shown a 100 % healing. The assessment of a recurrence rate showed no new cases of acute DD in the group 1 (non-bandaging) and in the group 2; however, there was a 28.6 % recurrence rate in the group 1 (non-bandaging). The material costs and treatment time were also several times higher in the bandaging group. In conclusion, the tested methods did not differ in healing success rate, however, there are other important factors like time and costs that play an important role in the decision of a farmer or manager as to which treatment to use for their dairy cows.

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“…Although DD was not always associated with altered locomotion, studies have found that cattle identi ed with DD lesions were 8 and 10 times more likely to be diagnosed as either lame or moderately to severely lame compared with cattle without lesions, respectively (22). DD was the most treated foot lesion by hoof care professionals in the USA (23). It has been estimated that each case of DD costs $64 -$133 due to treatment costs and production losses (24)(25)(26).…”

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A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of lameness and digital dermatitis in dairy cattle herds in Egypt

Salem

Mesalam

Monir

2022

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Background lameness is a significant problem of the dairy industry worldwide. No previous studies have evaluated the prevalence of lameness or digital dermatitis (DD) in dairy cattle herds in Egypt. A total of 16,098 dairy cows from 55 dairy herds in 11 Egyptian Governorates underwent visual locomotion scoring using a 4-point scoring system. Cows that had a lameness score ≥ 2 were considered clinically lame. Following manure removal with water and using a flashlight, the cows’ hid feet were examined in the milking parlour to identify and M-score DD lesions. Furthermore, each cow was assigned a hock score (a 3-point scale) and a hygiene score (a 4-point scale). The cow-level, within-and between-herd prevalence of lameness and digital dermatitis and associated 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. The prevalence of hock lesions and poor cow hygiene was also calculated. Results Of the examined cows, 6,883 cows were found to be clinical lame (42.8%, 95% CI = 42–43.5%). The average within-herd prevalence of lameness was 43.1% (95% CI = 35.9–50.3%). None of the dairy herds recruited into the study was found to be free from clinical lameness. The average within-herd prevalence of DD was 6.4% (95% CI = 4.9–8%). The herd-level prevalence of DD was 92.7% (95% CI = 85.9–99.6%). Active DD lesions (M1, M2, M4.1) were identified in 464 cows (2.9%) while inactive lesions (M3, M4) were identified in 559 cows (3.5%). The within-herd prevalence of hock lesions (score 2 or 3) was 12.6% (95% CI = 4.03–21.1%) while a severe hock lesion had within-herd prevalence of 0.31% (95% CI = 0.12–0.51%). Cow-level prevalence of hock lesions was 6.2% (n = 847, 95% CI = 5.8–6.2%). Majority of examined cows had a hygiene score 4 (n = 10,814, prevalence = 70.3%, 95% CI = 69.5–71%). Conclusions The prevalence of lameness was higher than reported prevalence estimates in other countries which could be due to differing management and/or environmental factors. DD was identified at lower prevalence in most herds. Poor cow hygiene was notable in most herds. There should be measures to reduce the prevalence of lameness and to improve cow hygiene in dairy cattle herds in Egypt.

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A survey of United States dairy hoof care professionals on costs associated with treatment of foot disorders

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

Half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases: a scientometric analysis

Half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases: a scientometric analysis

Use of Bandaging in the treatment of Digital Dermatitis

A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of lameness and digital dermatitis in dairy cattle herds in Egypt

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