Table 5

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)

Disorder
Individual prevalence (%)
Herd prevalence*

Front claws Mean (SD)
Hind claws Mean (SD)
Min
Max

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

*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