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An evaluation of the seasonality of veterinary treatments for lameness in UK dairy cattle.

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  • An evaluation of the seasonality of veterinary treatments for lameness in UK dairy cattle. Abstract Text:

    r a lavenR A Laven,k r lawrenceK R Lawrence,

    Of the 4 main diseases causing lameness in UK dairy cattle, 2 (digital dermatitis and foul-in-the-foot, or interdigital necrobacillosis) are infectious diseases that are commonly associated with similar underfoot conditions, and 2 (sole ulcer and white-line disease) result from subclinical laminitis. Comparison of the seasonality of these 2 diseases can identify whether their own unique risk factors are more important than the risk factors they share. Using a database from 46 veterinarians distributed across the United Kingdom, the seasonality of treatments for these 4 diseases was evaluated. This analysis showed that the seasonality of lameness in UK dairy cattle was significantly reduced in comparison with previous reports from the 1980s. This was primarily due to 1) a reduction in the seasonality of digital dermatitis (outbreaks of which accounted for 6.7% of veterinary reports), with only 60% of reports during the winter as opposed to 72% in earlier studies, and 2) a change in the seasonality of white-line disease from a disease that was most commonly seen in the winter (55% of reports) to a disease that was most commonly reported in the late summer or early autumn, with significantly more reports in August and October than in February. Comparison of the seasonality of digital dermatitis and foul-in-the-foot showed a significant difference in the seasonality of the 2 diseases, with foul-in-the-foot being significantly more common compared with digital dermatitis in June and August. This implies that significant risk factors exist for digital dermatitis that are not as important for foul-in-the-foot. The difference in the seasonality of sole ulcer and white-line disease was even more marked, with white-line disease being significantly more common than sole ulcer from August to October, despite these diseases being more closely linked in the literature than digital dermatitis and foul-in-the-foot. This comparison shows that the seasonality of lameness has changed in the United Kingdom and that white-line disease has significantly different risk factors than sole ulcer.

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    PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

    Journal: Journal of dairy science

    VOLUME: 89

    Page Numbers: 3858-65

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    ISSN: 1525-3198

    DAY: 8

    MONTH: Oct

    YEAR: 2006

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    AFFILIATION: Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand. r.laven@massey.ac.nz

    Country: United States

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