Prevalence and interrelationships of hoof lesions and lameness in Swedish dairy cows

Manske, Thomas; Hultgren, Jan; Bergsten, C. Fred

doi:10.1016/s0167-5877(02)00018-1

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Section: Lamenessmentioning

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“…For example, Manske et al (2002a) has found that 72% of trimmed Swedish dairy cows had at least one claw lesion, but only 5.1% were lame. Manske et al (2002a) also suggested that a clear cause of lameness is not always found in lame cows. The fact that some of the healthy cows showed lameness might indicate that a disease process might have started some time during the period from when they were examined as healthy, and therefore selected as a healthy cow in the pair, until the observations were made.…”

Section: Lamenessmentioning

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Influence of digital dermatitis and sole ulcer on dairy cow behaviour and milk production

Pavlenko

Bergsten

Ekesbo

et al. 2011

Animal

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The aim of the study was to investigate whether the presence of digital dermatitis (DD) and sole ulcer (SU) in dairy cows was associated with changes in behaviour and milk production. Swedish Red and Swedish Holstein cows (mostly in the first to second lactation) were housed in a cubicle system with automatically scraped passageways. After maintenance claw trimming of all the cows in the herd, 10 cows with DD and 10 cows with SU were selected. For each DD-or SU-affected cow, a healthy control cow, matched according to breed, age, parity and lactation stage, was selected. The behaviour of each of the 20 focal cows was observed for 1 h during 2 to 3 weeks after claw trimming (WACT; period 1) and for 1 h during 5 to 6 WACT (period 2). Milk production parameters: energy-corrected milk (ECM), fat and protein percentages and somatic cell counts (SCCs) were recorded once monthly. Lameness was scored once at the start of the study and cows with SU and DD showed more score 2 lameness (42% v. 31%) than the healthy cows (12%). Most differences in behaviour were found during 2 to 3 WACT when DD-and SU-affected cows were lying less ( P 5 0.001 and P 5 0.012, respectively) than healthy cows. Ruminating while standing was performed more in DD-affected cows ( P , 0.001) and tended to be performed more in SU-affected cows ( P 5 0.079) than their controls. Vigilance was performed more in DD-and SU-affected cows than in healthy cows ( P , 0.001 and P 5 0.047). Cows with DD produced approximately 5.5 kg less ECM per day both at 2 to 3 WACT ( P 5 0.022) and at 5 to 6 WACT ( P 5 0.017) than healthy cows, whereas SU-affected cows tended to produce less ECM at 5 to 6 WACT ( P 5 0.059). No differences in milk fat and protein or SCC were found. It may be concluded that DD-affected cows showed a stronger behavioural response to the claw disease than the SU-affected cows. This shows the importance of regular claw checking and claw trimming of the cows in order to avoid the negative effects on behaviour and milk production.

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Section: Lamenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lamenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of digital dermatitis and sole ulcer on dairy cow behaviour and milk production

Pavlenko

Bergsten

Ekesbo

et al. 2011

Animal

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“…Incidence of lameness in calves was scored as 0 and 1 according to Manske et al (2002). In this experiment we observed that calves positively responded to feed additives within a short-time period in contrast to mature cows (Nocek et al 2006).…”

Section: Lamenessmentioning

confidence: 70%

“…Prevalence of hoof lesions and lameness was calculated as the number of affected animals divided by the number examined. The hoof-health was recorded as the presence or absence of specified hoof lesions were diagnosed on the basis macroscopic examination, regardless of hypothesised aetiology (Manske et al 2002).…”

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Top-dressing of the different feed additives is effective to prevent lameness and to increase feedlot cattle performance during a short-term period

Noori

Amanlou

Mahjoubi

et al. 2013

Journal of Applied Animal Research

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In order to compare three feed additives on occurrence of lameness and their effects on performance, 200 Holstein bull calves were used in a completely randomised design. Calves were group fed a similar basal diet for a 42-day experimental period. The treatments used in the study included: (1) basal diet without feed additive (BD), (2) basal diet plus 50 g/d bicarbonate sodium (SB), (3) basal diet plus 7 g/d organic micro-mineral complex including amino acid complex of Cu, Zn, Mn and glucoheptonate Co (MM) and (4) basal diet plus 3 g/d ZnSO 4 (ZS). All of feed additives were delivered as a top-dressing. Feed intake, average daily gain (ADG), gain:feed (G:F) ratio and blood metabolites were evaluated in this research. Experimental treatments did not affect dry matter intake (DMI). ADG during total period was affected (PB0.05) by treatments and was more in ZS, SB and MM, respectively. Similar pattern was observed for G:F ratio (P B0.002). The prevalence of lameness was higher in BD group than in the experimental groups, with highest effect in SB treatments (odds ratio03.24, P00.05) and with relatively high effect in MM and ZS (odds ratio02.54, P 00.1). Generally, our results show that feeding feed additives as top-dressing, such as those were used in the current study, can have an efficient role in reducing lameness occurrence and increasing profitability in feedlot farms.

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“…A less aggressive feeding environment may also have longer-term health benefits; cows engaged in aggressive interactions at the feed bunk are likely at higher risk for hoof health problems (Leonard et al 1998). A final advantage of feed stalls is that they can facilitate the use of alternative flooring surfaces in the feeding area; access to a soft, dry standing area at the feeder can improve hoof health (Manske et al 2002).…”

Section: Physical Design Of the Feed Barriermentioning

confidence: 99%

Review: Feeding behaviour of dairy cattle: Meaures and applications

Keyserlingk

Weary²

2010

Can. J. Anim. Sci.

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. 2010. Feeding behaviour of dairy cattle: Meaures and applications. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 90: 303Á309. There is growing scientific interest in feeding behaviour of dairy cattle, in part because dairy nutritionists are now becoming interested in how changes in feed intake are mediated by changes in behaviour and, in part, because changes in feeding behaviour are increasingly recognized as useful indicator of cow health. In this review we describe key methodological approaches to the study of feeding behaviour in dairy cattle. We also review empirical work addressing how changes in management and housing can affect this behaviour. We show how cows divide their daily intake into several discrete feeding events made up of a number of visits or ''meals'' that are separated by longer periods with little feeding activity. Feeding behaviour can be described using several measures, including the number and duration of meals, as well as intake and feeding rate. Feeding behaviour within a group of intensively managed cows is often highly synchronized, similar to that seen in extensively housed cattle, with delivery of fresh feed appearing to be the primary factor stimulating feeding by housed dairy cows. Competition at the feed bunk can affect feeding behaviour, increasing the feeding rate and reducing intake, especially for subordinate animals. We also review empirical work showing that feed intake, feeding times, and feeding rate are altered when cows are ill. Feeding behaviour changes in the days before calving, and these changes are greatest among cows at greatest risk of succumbing to disease in the early post partum period. These results suggest that monitoring changes in feeding behaviour may be useful in early detection and prevention of disease in transition cows. Les chercheurs s'inte´ressent de plus en plus aux habitudes alimentaires des bovins laitiers, en partie parce que les nutritionnistes souhaitent voir de quelle manie`re les changements de comportement affectent l'ingestion des aliments et en partie parce qu'on voit de plus en plus dans la modification des habitudes alimentaires un indicateur utile de la sante´de l'animal. Dans cet article, les auteurs de´crivent les principales approches me´thodologiques a`l'e´tude du comportement des bovins laitiers sur le plan de l'alimentation. Ils passent e´galement en revue les travaux empiriques indiquant de quelle manie`re les modifications au niveau des pratiques d'e´levage et du logement des animaux affectent ce comportement. Les auteurs montrent comment les vaches divisent leur alimentation journalie`re en segments compose´s de visites ou « repas » que se´parent de plus longues pe´riodes d'inactivite´. On peut de´crire les habitudes alimentaires en recourant a`diverses mesures, notamment le nombre et la dure´e des repas ainsi que le taux d'ingestion et d'alimentation. Dans les groupes de vaches laitie`res e´troitement e´leve´es, le comportement alimentaire s'ave`re souvent synchronise´, un peu comme cela se produit chez les bovins en claustration, l'arrive´e de n...

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Prevalence and interrelationships of hoof lesions and lameness in Swedish dairy cows

Cited by 185 publications

References 32 publications

Influence of digital dermatitis and sole ulcer on dairy cow behaviour and milk production

Influence of digital dermatitis and sole ulcer on dairy cow behaviour and milk production

Top-dressing of the different feed additives is effective to prevent lameness and to increase feedlot cattle performance during a short-term period

Review: Feeding behaviour of dairy cattle: Meaures and applications

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