By Benchehida, N. and Guesmi, R. and Malek, A. and Zrelli, M., Recueil De Medecine Veterinaire, 1994
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Digital disorders were studied in six farms in the north of Tunisia. Of the 1280 dairy cows examined, 7.4% showed lameness. In 95.8% of cases, lamness was the result of podal pathology. The higher level of lameness (18.24%) was observed in a farm which used tethered housing, with short stalls and concrete flooring. The most frequently seen disorders were: interdigital dermatitis (17%), interdigital necrobacteriosis (13.7%), circumscribed pododermatitis (12.9%) and interdigital hyperplasia (10.5%). The lesions were localised, in 74.2% of cases, to the posterior limbs. The lateral claw of the posterior member was, in 64.2% of cases, the site of the lesion. However, all the lesions of the anterior limb were situated on the medial claw. Lesion attribution in relation to calving showed that 72.8% of the cases of lameness were observed in the first four months of lactation.
Digital disorders were studied in six farms in the north of Tunisia. Of the 1280 dairy cows examined, 7.4% showed lameness. In 95.8% of cases, lamness was the result of podal pathology. The higher level of lameness (18.24%) was observed in a farm which used tethered housing, with short stalls and concrete flooring. The most frequently seen disorders were: interdigital dermatitis (17%), interdigital necrobacteriosis (13.7%), circumscribed pododermatitis (12.9%) and interdigital hyperplasia (10.5%). The lesions were localised, in 74.2% of cases, to the posterior limbs. The lateral claw of the posterior member was, in 64.2% of cases, the site of the lesion. However, all the lesions of the anterior limb were situated on the medial claw. Lesion attribution in relation to calving showed that 72.8% of the cases of lameness were observed in the first four months of lactation.
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