BACKGROUND Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) was evaluated recently to treat osteoarthritis (OA) in horses with highly encouraging results; however no long term field-study was done to explore its clinical efficacy and lasting effect. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of PAAG in improving clinical signs of OA in horses. We hypothesized that lameness grade would significantly...

Reasons for performing study: Lyophilised products from greenlipped mussel (Perna canaliculus [LPPC]) are used to orally treat horses with osteoarthritis (OA). However, no randomised, controlled or double-blinded studies on the efficacy of this treatment in horses have been reported to date. Objective: To investigate the effects of a unique LPPC (Biolane) in improving clinical signs of OA in th...

rupture of the peroneous tertius was diagnosed in a 7-year-old stallion, based on clinical examinations.the stifle joint flexed as the limb was advanced forward without flexing the hock. when the limb was pulledbackward, the hock joint extended but the stifle was in the normal position. the recommended treatmentincluded complete stall rest for 6 weeks followed by limited exercise for 2 months. ...

Lameness is one of the most important health problems in dairy cattle. Involvement by veterinarians varies from diagnosis and treatment of lameness conditions to consultation with dairy owners and managers on procedures for treatment, control and prevention. In large herds, the sheer number of lame cows is beyond what most veterinarians can cope with on a daily basis. Therefore, throughout much...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have used farmer estimates of the prevalence of lameness in their flocks. This assumes that farmers can identify lame sheep. Eight movie clips of sheep with locomotion from sound to moderately lame were used to investigate the ability of farmers and sheep specialists to recognise lame sheep. Each participant was asked to complete a form and indicate, for each ...

Lameness in cattle is a health issue where gait is modified to minimise pain. Cattle are currently visually assessed for locomotion score, which provides the degree of lameness for individual animals. This subjective method is costly in terms of labour, and its level of accuracy and ability to detect small changes in locomotion that is critical for early detection of lameness and associated int...

U pward fixation of the patella is a syndrome most commonly reported in the horse but also occurs frequently in working bullocks and male buffaloes of India, while calves and cows below two years of age were involved sporadically (1 -4). The condition is less frequent in other countries, and is usually seen in dairy cattle late in gestation (5-8). The duration and severity of the lameness incre...

Lameness is a prominent clinical feature present in animals with musculoskeletal disease and injury. Indeed, resolution of lameness is one of the important hallmarks for documentation of a successful treatment. However, objective evaluation and quantitative grading of gait in clinical practice can be challenging. One of the great, classical studies of animal and human gait was made by Eadweard ...

Lameness is 3rd most prevalent disease after mastitis and infertility, in the dairy industry today an important welfare issue causing significant impact on economics. leads to involuntary culling of lactating cattle due effect production reproduction.Mostly lameness occurs foot lesions irrespective breed, management animal. Two hundred four Sahiwal cows were evaluated for associated claw lesion...

A two-year-old, 97 kg, male neutered English Mastiff was evaluated for left pelvic limb lameness of five months duration localized to the stifle joint. Following radiographic, computed tomographic and arthroscopic examination, the lameness was subsequently diagnosed as being caused by primary synovial osteochondromatosis. In total, 194 osteochondral bodies were removed using arthroscopy in comb...