کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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10981375 | 1108076 | 2011 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Locomotion and claw disorders in Norwegian dairy cows housed in freestalls with slatted concrete, solid concrete, or solid rubber flooring in the alleys
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک
علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
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چکیده انگلیسی
This study was part of a cross-sectional project on freestall housing, and the aim was to compare locomotion and claw disorders in freestall dairy cattle herds with slatted concrete, solid concrete, or solid rubber flooring in the alleys. The final population for studying claw disorders consisted of 66 dairy herds with 2,709 dry or lactating cows, whereas the population for studying locomotion consisted of 54 herds with 2,216 cows. All herds used Norwegian Red as the main breed. The herds were visited by 15 trained claw trimmers one time during the period from the beginning of February to summer let-out onto pasture in 2008. The trimmers assessed locomotion scores (LocS) of all cows before trimming. At trimming, claw disorders were diagnosed and recorded in the Norwegian Claw Health Card. Estimates describing locomotion and claw disorders in the hind feet were identified by use of multivariable models fit with LocS and each claw disorder as dependent variables, respectively. Herd nested within claw trimmer was included in the model as random effects. The odds ratio (OR) of having LocS >2 and LocS >3 was 1.9 and 2.1, respectively, on slatted concrete compared with solid concrete. Fewer cases of dermatitis were found on slatted than solid concrete (ORÂ =Â 0.70) and a tendency was observed for fewer heel horn erosions on slatted concrete than solid rubber (ORÂ =Â 0.47). Hemorrhages of the white line and sole were more prevalent in herds housed on slatted and solid concrete than in those housed on solid rubber (ORÂ =Â 2.6 and ORÂ =Â 2.1, respectively). White line fissures were also more prevalent in herds housed on slatted and solid concrete than in those housed on solid rubber (ORÂ =Â 2.1 and ORÂ =Â 2.0, respectively). Double soles were more prevalent on solid concrete than solid rubber (ORÂ =Â 4.4). However, sole ulcers were less prevalent in herds with slatted and solid concrete than solid rubber (ORÂ =Â 0.39 and ORÂ =Â 0.53, respectively). Fewer corkscrewed claws were found on slatted concrete than both solid rubber and solid concrete (ORÂ =Â 0.60 and ORÂ =Â 0.44, respectively). More white line crossing fissures were recorded on slatted and solid concrete than solid rubber (ORÂ =Â 3.6 and ORÂ =Â 3.1, respectively). This shows that solid rubber flooring was favorable when most laminitis-related lesions were considered, whereas slatted concrete was favorable for infectious claw lesions and corkscrewed claws but not for locomotion.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Dairy Science - Volume 94, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 1243-1255
Journal: Journal of Dairy Science - Volume 94, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 1243-1255
نویسندگان
T. Fjeldaas, Ã
.M. Sogstad, O. ÃsterÃ¥s,