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Comparison of lameness and hoof horn puncture resistance of New Zealand Friesian and Jersey cross Friesian dairy cattle
Lethbridge LA, Margerison JK, Reynolds GW, Laven R, Brennan CS
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 68, pp 128-129, Jan 2008
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 68, pp 128-129, Jan 2008
Article class: Brief Communication
Subject Terms: Breed/breeding, Disease/defect, Hoof/claw, Limb - lower, Locomotor, Trauma/injuries
Animal Type: Cattle, Cattle - dairy, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Publisher: New Zealand Society of Animal ProductionAbstract
Sole lesions have been found to be one of the most common causes of lameness in both New Zealand (Chesterton, 2004) and the United Kingdom (Logue, 1999). In most studies it was found that these hoof horn lesions develop in postpartum animals and in hind claws (Greenough & Vermunt, 1991) and that these are associated with a significant reduction in the puncture resistance of the hoof (Winkler & Margerison, 2006). There has been some reference to lower levels of lameness occurring in Jersey and Jersey cross bred cattle, compared with Holstein Friesian dairy cattle ...ContinuedThe whole of the literary matter of the Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production is copyright New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Downloading this article signifies agreement with the terms and conditions of electronic access.