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Prevalence of lameness, pericarpal and peritarsal swellings, asymmetric claws, corkscrewed claws and claw lesions on individual and herd level recorded at claw trimming of 362 animals in 12 Norwegian beef-cow herds (2003) |
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| Disorder |
Individual prevalence (%) |
Herd prevalence* |
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| Front claws Mean (SD) |
Hind claws Mean (SD) |
Min |
Max |
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| Lameness |
0 (0) |
1.1 (10.5) |
0 |
5.1 |
| Pericarpal and peritarsal swellings |
0.3 (5.3) |
0 (0) |
0 |
1.3 |
| Asymmetric claws |
4.4 (20.6) |
6.9 (25.4) |
0 |
47.4 |
| Corkscrewed claws |
0 |
4.2 (20.0) |
0 |
26.7 |
| Infectious claw lesions |
1.7 (12.8) |
16.3 (37.0) |
0 |
58.2 |
| Dermatitis |
0 (0) |
2.2 (14.7) |
0 |
7.6 |
| Heel-horn erosions |
1.7 (12.8) |
16.1 (36.8) |
0 |
57 |
| Laminitis-related claw lesions |
2.2 (14.7) |
16.9 (37.5) |
0 |
60.6 |
| Haemorrhages of the white line |
0.8 (9.1) |
3.0 (17.2) |
0 |
18.2 |
| Haemorrhages of the sole |
0.6 (7.4) |
7.8 (26.8) |
0 |
25.0 |
| Sole ulcers |
0.3 (5.3) |
1.4 (11.7) |
0 |
6.7 |
| White-line fissures |
0.8 (9.1) |
8.3 (27.6) |
0 |
36.4 |
| Double sole |
0 |
1.4 (11.7) |
0 |
12.5 |
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*Herd prevalence is calculated as percentage of cows with lesions | ||||
Fjeldaas et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49:24 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-24 |
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