Topical treatment of digital dermatitis associated with severe heel-horn erosion in a Swedish dairy herd

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

doi:10.1016/s0167-5877(01)00268-9

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“…Individual topical treatments using disinfectants were adopted less often than those using antibiotics, mainly because they were considered to be less effective in healing lesions. These observations also agree fairly well with numerous studies (Hernandez et al, 1999;Manske et al, 2002). A recent study reported good effectiveness for Hoof-Fit Gel R , one of the products tried by the farmers (Holzhauer et al, 2011).…”

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Farmers’ practices, motivators and barriers for adoption of treatments of digital dermatitis in dairy farms

Relun

Guatteo

Auzanneau

et al. 2013

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This study aimed to catalogue the digital dermatitis (DD) treatment practices used by French dairy farmers and to identify the motivators and barriers to the adoption of these treatments. A semi-structured survey was conducted involving 65 farmers in the main dairy production areas of France in the spring of 2009. The different treatment modalities implemented by farmers since the first diagnosis of DD in their herds were described. The reasons for adopting or abandoning these treatments were then investigated based on criteria of perceived effectiveness, labour, time, cost and toxicity related to their use. For individual treatments, farmers used 30 different products, applied through three different routes, for 1 to 21 consecutive days. For collective treatments, farmers used 31 products, applied through four different routes, at a rate ranging from once a day to once a year. Several products, especially antibiotics, were used without observing the manufacturer's instructions. The principal criteria for the adoption of a treatment was the perceived effectiveness in healing DD lesions and in limiting recurrence, while the principal barriers to adopting a treatment were the time and labour required for its application, followed by cost. Topical oxytetracycline treatments applied individually were used and adopted the most. They were perceived to be effective in healing DD lesions. However, these treatments were judged labour and time consuming, particularly when many animals had to be treated. Collective treatments combining formalin and copper sulphate often were applied topically using walk-though footbaths. These treatments often were judged to be insufficiently effective in healing DD lesions, difficult to implement, labour and time consuming and costly. The plethora of DD treatment practices and the misuse of some treatments could suggest that there is a lack of guidelines available to farmers on the optimal use and expected effectiveness of treatments. Clinical trials should be conducted to develop recommendations based on scientific rather than empirical data, and to identify the DD control measures which consume the least amount of time and labour.

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Farmers’ practices, motivators and barriers for adoption of treatments of digital dermatitis in dairy farms

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“…DD 118 lesions were recorded on 12 occasions in two herds and on 11 occasions in one herd with a mean 119 interval of 6.9 days (SD = 1.06; range 5 -9) between observations. The DD lesions were scoredusing an ordinal scale described by Manske et al (2002) (Table 2). Only lesions in the skin in the 121 heel region of the hind feet were scored and if more than one lesion was present the most 122 predominant lesion on a foot was recorded.…”

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“…Observations were done by BHN, PTT or a trained 123 research technician from Aarhus University. All observers were highly trained and experienced in 124 the use of the scoring system presented by Manske et al (2002). Before starting the observations, 125 the three observers were calibrated by looking at pictures of DD lesions and discussing the DD 126 scoring system in order to obtain a high degree of agreement.…”

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A study of the dynamics of digital dermatitis in 742 lactating dairy cows

Nielsen

Thomsen

Green

et al. 2012

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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Summary 10Digital dermatitis (DD) is a contagious disease of cattle affecting the skin of the claw. The disease 11 presents with a range of severities and can be associated with lameness. Information about the 12 disease dynamics of DD is scarce. Parity and lactation stage have been identified as risk factors for 13 DD and studies have also indicated that not all cows are equal regarding their risk of recurrent 14 disease and prospects for cure from DD. The aim of this study was to investigate host heterogeneity 15 to DD and to identify disease patterns of DD and factors associated with the development and 16 resolution of lesions. In three commercial dairy herds, 742 lactating cows were observed for DD 17 lesions weekly for 11 or 12 weeks. The effects of parity, lactation stage and duration of preceding 18 episode on the hazard of transitions between healthy and lesion states were analysed using a 19 multilevel multistate discrete-time model. One or more DD lesions were observed in 460 cows and 20 lesions were observed in 2426 out of 10585 observations. In total, 1755 uncensored episodes with 21 DD lesions were observed. Early lactation was associated with a reduced risk of developing lesions 22 compared with mid and late lactation. Lesions that developed in late lactation had a greater 23 likelihood of resolution compared with lesions that developed during early lactation. There was a 24Page 2 of 32 reduced risk of lesions developing in parity 3 compared with parity 1 cows, but an increased risk of 25 lesions developing in parity 2 compared with parity 1 cows. In the present study, the mean duration 26 of uncensored DD episodes was 1.7 weeks indicating that the duration of the majority of DD lesions 27 might be shorter than the 42 days reported previously. The transitions between disease states 28 suggest that DD is a dynamic disease, and that the early stage lesions are more transient than 29expected from previous studies. We conclude that studies with shorter observation intervals than 30 one week are needed to fully understand and describe the individual and group dynamics of DD. 31 32

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“…Cows more than 150 days after parturition were used in order to exclude the influence of parturition, and the animals were divided into two groups; 18 cows (DD group) had DD on both hind legs, and 12 cows (control group) had four legs with no clinical abnormalities ( Table 1). All cows were diagnosed in a hoof trimming chute, and DD was defined as scores 1-3 using the scoring system developed by Manske [9]. BCSs were calculated according to previously reported methods [2].…”

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Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Subpopulation of Dairy Cows with Digital Dermatitis and Effect of Hoof Trimming with Antibiotic Treatment

Ando

Fujiwara

Kohiruimaki³

et al. 2009

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. In the present study, 30 cows were used to evaluate the changes in the peripheral blood leukocyte subpopulation of dairy cows with digital dermatitis (DD) following hoof trimming and antibiotic treatment. The cows were divided into two groups; 18 cows (DD group) had DD on both hind feet, and 12 cows (control group) had four feet with no clinical abnormalities. The DD group was further divided into two groups based on the treatment; the antibiotic group (8 cows) was treated with only 2% lincomycin liquid spray once daily for 3 days, and the trimmed group (10 cows) received trimming of hooves as well as treatment with 2% lincomycin liquid spray. The plasma cortisol concentration was significantly higher in both DD groups before treatment than in the control group, and it decreased significantly after hoof trimming in the trimmed group. The number of CD3+ and CD21 + cells in both DD groups before treatment was significantly lower than that of the control group. The number of CD3+ and CD21 + cells in the trimmed group increased after treatment. These results indicated that cows with DD suffer from stress and reduced number of T and B cells. Treatment of DD with both hoof trimming and 2% lincomycin liquid spray was effective for reducing the stress and bringing the immune cell number back to the normal range.

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Topical treatment of digital dermatitis associated with severe heel-horn erosion in a Swedish dairy herd

Cited by 91 publications

References 21 publications

Farmers’ practices, motivators and barriers for adoption of treatments of digital dermatitis in dairy farms

Farmers’ practices, motivators and barriers for adoption of treatments of digital dermatitis in dairy farms

A study of the dynamics of digital dermatitis in 742 lactating dairy cows

Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Subpopulation of Dairy Cows with Digital Dermatitis and Effect of Hoof Trimming with Antibiotic Treatment

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