The effects of early treatment for hindlimb lameness in dairy cows on four commercial UK farms

被引：130

作者：

Leach, K. A. ^{[1
]}

Tisdall, D. A. ^{[2
]}

Bell, N. J. ^{[1
]}

Main, D. C. J. ^{[1
]}

Green, L. E. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, Sch Vet Sci, Bristol BS40 5DU, Avon, England

[2] Langford Clin Vet Serv, Bristol BS40 5DU, Avon, England

[3] Univ Warwick, Sch Life Sci, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England

来源：

VETERINARY JOURNAL | 2012年 / 193卷 / 03期

关键词：

Dairy cattle; Lameness; Treatment; Milk yield; MILK-YIELD; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; LOCOMOTION; ASSOCIATIONS; INTERVAL; HEIFERS; ENGLAND; TRIAL; HERDS; SCORE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.043

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

An 'early threshold' protocol for treating cows within 48 h of being detected lame in one or more hind limbs at fortnightly mobility scoring was tested on a randomly selected group of cattle on four commercial dairy farms. The outcomes of the early threshold treatment for first cases of lameness were compared with those of the farmers' conventional approach to treatment. The early threshold schedule resulted in a much shorter time to treatment than the conventional approach, for which the median time from the cow first being scored lame to treatment was 65 days. The early threshold group presented with less severe foot lesions and cattle were less likely to be selected for further treatments by the farmer than conventionally treated cows. Early threshold treatment reduced the prevalence of lameness 4 weeks after treatment, compared with controls. A clear effect of the early treatment on milk yield was not detected. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：626 / 632

页数：7

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