The effect of claw trimming on the hoof health of Swedish dairy cattle

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

doi:10.1016/s0167-5877(02)00020-x

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“…In this study, claw trimming was performed before the observations began, which probably initiated healing, reducing pain and thus reducing the risk of developing chronic lameness and long-term secondary infections. Manske et al (2002b) showed that nearly 90% of cows diagnosed with lameness and claw horn lesions at trimming recovered within 4 months by the time the next trimming took place. In our study, two DD-affected cows out of 13 and four SU-affected cows out of 12 had recovered by 7 WACT.…”

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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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

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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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“…Functional claw trimming is a routine method of assessing claw disorders and, at the same time, improving claw conformation and preventing the development of further claw disorders (Manske et al, 2002). Thorup et al (2014) found improvement of left-right 3D curve symmetry after trimming compared with before trimming using 3D force plates.…”

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“…However, it has also been shown that cows on rubber flooring have decreased horn wear compared with cows kept on concrete (Vanegas et al, 2006). Functional claw trimming in dairy cows is performed as a routine management procedure to prevent the development of claw disorders (Manske et al, 2002).…”

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Locomotion characteristics of dairy cows walking on pasture and the effect of artificial flooring systems on locomotion comfort

Alsaaod

Huber

Beer

et al. 2017

Journal of Dairy Science

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The locomotion comfort of dairy cows depends on the floor of the walking alleys. Optimal locomotion comfort is given when cows walk on pasture, allowing freedom from discomfort and pain and the expression of normal behavior. This study examined the characteristics of locomotion behavior on pasture (gold standard with optimal locomotion comfort) and compared it with behaviors of cows walking on mastic asphalt or solid rubber mats before and after a routine claw trimming session. Our hypotheses were (1) that gait variables were different on pasture versus mastic asphalt and on mastic asphalt versus rubber, and (2) that claw trimming had an effect on gait variables of cows walking on mastic asphalt. Twenty-four dairy cows kept in a tiestall facility were enrolled in this experimental trial. The pedogram was measured using 2 standalone 3-dimensional accelerometers (400 Hz), attached to the metatarsus of both hind limbs. The extracted pedogram variables included temporal events (kinematic outcome = gait cycle and stance-phase and swing-phase durations) and peaks (kinetic outcome = foot load, toe-off). The cows were further video-recorded to calculate walking speed and stride length. Locomotion score was performed on mastic asphalt to enroll only nonlame cows (locomotion score <3). For comparison between different floor types, repeated-measures ANOVA was performed with the cow as a subject variable, session time of measurement as within-subject variable, and flooring type as a fixed effect. Three separate analyses were performed: pasture versus mastic asphalt (analysis I), solid rubber versus mastic asphalt (analysis II), and the effect of claw trimming on the kinematic and kinetic variables on mastic asphalt (analysis III). All tested gait variables were significantly different between pasture and mastic asphalt floor. The optimal characteristics of locomotion comfort on pasture included shorter duration of gait cycle, longer stance-phase duration, shorter swing-phase duration, higher walking speed, longer stride length, and higher peaks of foot load and toe-off. However, gait variables of cows walking on rubber mats did not show any significant difference compared with the mastic asphalt floor; only stride length tended to be longer on rubber mats. In addition, the stance-and swing-phase durations significantly improved shortly after trimming. The left-right differences of the stanceand swing-phase durations tended to decrease after claw trimming when cows walked on asphalt floor. The results of this study show that solid rubber flooring does not result in significant improvement of the evaluated variables of locomotion comfort compared with mastic asphalt.

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“…Studies have shown that long intervals between hoof trimmings, or a lack of routine hoof trimming, is associated with an increased lameness [18,25]. Professional trimming was found to be more effective on farms with no nutritional disorders and where refurbishment works were carried out.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%