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Definition of lameness and claw lesions recorded at trimming |
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| Lesion |
Score* |
Definition |
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| Lameness |
1 |
Asymmetric gait, bearing weight on all limbs |
| 2 |
Avoiding weight-bearing on one or more limbs |
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| Dermatitis |
1 |
Superficial, hyperaemic, slightly Exudative lesion of the digital/interdigital skin |
| 2 |
Exudative, slightly ulcerative lesion with thickening of the skin |
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| 3 |
Ulcerative, spontaneously bleeding lesion with thickening of the skin and great pain |
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| Heel-horn erosion |
1 |
Slight defects of the horn integrity, pits and small fissures |
| 2 |
V-shaped fissures or craters of the heel/bulb not affecting corium |
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| 3 |
V-shaped profound fissures or craters affecting corium of the heel/bulb |
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| Haemorrhages of the white line |
1 |
Slight haemorrhagic discoloration |
| 2 |
Moderate haemorrhage on a single spot or several superficial haemorrhages covering > 20% of the white line |
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| 3 |
Profound haemorrhage on a single spot or extensive haemorrhagic discoloration covering > 50% of the white line |
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| Haemorrhages of the sole |
1 |
Slight haemorrhagic discoloration |
| 2 |
Moderate haemorrhage on a single spot or several superficial haemorrhages covering > 20% of the sole surface |
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| 3 |
Profound haemorrhage on a single spot or extensive haemorrhagic discoloration covering > 50% of the sole |
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| Sole ulcer |
1 |
Exposed, unaffected corium |
| 2 |
Granulation tissue, necrosis, purulent exudates and separation of the sole horn |
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| 3 |
As score 2 with additional affection of the deeper structures of the claw |
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| White-line fissure |
1 |
Fissure, which disappear with deep cut beneath normal trimming level |
| 2 |
Deep fissure perforating next to the corium of sole or wall |
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| 3 |
Corium is affected with purulent exudates, eventually with necrosis, granulation tissue and separation of the wall and/or sole |
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* Lameness: score 1 = moderate, score 2 = severe. Claw lesions: score 1 = mild, score 2 = moderate, score 3 = severe. Absence of lameness or claw lesions: no notation | ||
Fjeldaas et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49:24 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-24 |
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