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Are you missing lame cows? |
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Author: Mohr |
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State: US Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: Make sure the heifers get trimmed a couple months before they freshen, trim all cows when they go dry, & again in early to mid-lactation if they need it. The future: Automated locomotion scoring.
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Claw Trimming |
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Author: Vetagro |
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State: Global Year: 2000 |
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Excerpt: The Pros and Cons of Claw Trimming, What Qualifications are required by a Claw Trimmer?, The Objective of Claw Trimming, Rates of Growth & Wear of the Claw, Things to Avoid, How Frequently should Claws be Trimmed?, About Claw-Trimming Tables & Chutes …
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Considerations in Flooring |
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Author: Gooch |
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State: NY Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Discussion of f looring systems relative to cow comfort & health & present recommendations when available for each specific area. Specific areas include cast-in-place concrete floors, pre-cast concrete slatted floors, & alternative flooring surfaces.
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Culling: Impact of Feeding on Foot Health |
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Author: Hutjens |
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State: IL Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: Lameness can lead to a loss of $122 per cow annually. Genetics, cow comfort, & feeding will impact lameness. Feeding programs can minimize lameness & risk to the hoof.
Lameness scoring should be conducted monthly to assess hoof & foot soundness…
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Dairy Cattle Lameness |
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Author: Steevens |
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State: MO Year: |
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Excerpt: Slides of foot rot, digital dermatitis(hairy heel warts) & laminitis
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Dairy Lameness Roundtable: Nine hoof health experts discuss laminitis, heel warts & footrot |
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Author: Novartis |
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State: US Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Q&A about laminitis, heel warts, footrot. Also discussion about management & genetics in dealing with lameness, i.e., "I think there is a high correlation between flooring & footing & all the aspects of mechanical lameness or laminitis."
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Designing Better Environments for Cows to Walk & Stand |
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Author: Rushen, de Passillé, Borderas, Tucker, Weary |
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State: Canada Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: Lameness in Dairy Cows, Lameness & Housing, Improved Flooring & Cow Mobility, Better Flooring in Front of the Feed Bunk, Floors Should Be Dry, Flooring should be in Good Condition & Free of Obstacles, Cow Mobility & Automated Milking Systems
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Do Lameness Problems Start at Weaning Time? Investigating the Impact of Calf Feeding
Practices on Rumen and Foot Health |
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Author: Wenz |
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State: CO Year: 2005 |
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Excerpt: Preliminary data from 2 farms with contrasting feeding
programs & weaning at 45 vs 90 days affected claw health. Results from this led to a large scale study to see if association between low rumen pH & claw health may also exist in replacement heifers.
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Effect of Flooring and/or Flooring Surfaces on Lameness Disorders in Dairy Cattle |
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Author: Shearer, Van Amstel |
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State: FL, TN Year: 2007 |
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Excerpt: Claws, Concrete & Confinement, Effects of Rubberized Flooring, Thin Soles: A Problem Influenced by Parity, Days in Milk, Season & Housing Condition. Measures to maintain performance & health during periods of intense heat stress are not good for feet.
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Focus on Feet - Wet feet may be okay for ducks but moisture can lead to cows on the limp |
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Author: Godkin |
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State: Ontario Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: The comparison between thin & normal soled animals showed claws with thin soles had a higher moisture content. Overall, the soles of the rear claws had more moisture than the front claws. Thin rear soles had the highest moisture content of all.
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