claw capsule lesions are the most common cause’s lameness in cows. during the entire year of 2005 a survey was undertaken by sir author on the prevalence of different claw lesions causing lameness on 30882 cases of culled cows and bulls at central abttoir in the vicinity of ardebil which was well equiped and with new constructions. after recording information for each case, the feet were amputa...

Introduction In cattle, lesions in the sole usually attributed to laminitis include haemorrhages in the horn, double soles, ulcers in the sole and toe, haemorrhage and separation of the white line, as well as deformation of the whole surface (“dropped sole”) (Ossent and others, 1997). Other authors used the term claw horn disruption (CHD) (Clarkson and others, 1996; Hoblet and Weiss, 2001). Usu...

Cutaneous horn is a horn-like keratotic lesion, which commonly occurs on the head and face, over a wide range of benign or malignant skin lesions. Callosity is a hyperkeratotic plaque produced by intermittent or continuous pressure on the skin. Lateral aspects of the ankles (Lateral malleoli) are frequently involved. We report a rare case of cutaneous horn developed on ankle callosity.

Approximately 88% of Norwegian dairy cattle are housed in tie stalls. Free stall housing for all dairy cattle will be implemented within 20 years. This means that the majority of existing stalls will be rebuilt in the near future. Fifty-seven free stall herds of the Norwegian Red breed were randomly selected and 1547 cows and 403 heifers were trimmed by 13 claw trimmers during the late winter a...

The importance of lameness in primiparous dairy heifers is increasingly recognised. Although it is accepted that clinical lameness in any lactation increases the risk of future lameness, the impact of foot lesions during the first lactation on long-term lameness risk is less clear. This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the impacts of foot lesions occurring around the time of firs...

The term 'thin soles' refers to the suboptimal thickness of the weight-bearing surface of claws in ruminants. These palmar/plantar surfaces of the claws support the weight of the animal and consist of the distal wall horn, the sole proper, the heel and the minute white line area. The sole should normally only bear weight on uneven or undulating surfaces. A decrease in the thickness of the weigh...

a5.2 year-old holstein cow was presented with lameness andabnormal weight bearing in a slaughterhouse. widening of theperiople and swelling of the heel area in the lateral claw was morepermanent than the medial claw. vertical fissure (vf) involvingthe coronary band to the middle of the dorsal wall of the medialhind claw was observed. it was also extended to the bearingsurface in the inner surfa...

Article history: Received 7 May 2010 Received in revised form 13 September 2010 Accepted 18 September 2010 Claw lesions in lactating sows on 3 commercial farms were assessed in 6 areas of each of a sow's 8 claws to investigate the relationship between claw lesions and stage of lactation. In addition, the relationships between claw lesions and postural behavior, reproductive performance or culli...