By Junge, W., Zuchtungskunde, 1997
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In dairy Farms of Schleswig-Holstein cows were investigated concerning claw injuries. The most Important results may be summarized as Follows: 1. The most important lesions are Putrescence, Haematoma, Ulcus Rusterholz and in the interdigital space Limax and Necrosis Interdigitalis. 2. The claws of the rear legs show higher frequencies of lesions in comparison to the front legs. 3. Housing system only has an influence on the frequencies of Putrescence and Haematoma. 4. By summarizing all lesions of one cow to a so-called lesion-index the housing systems can be ranged. Claw-health is the best when the cows are kept on a grid, straw tying and loose housing on slatted near are following, claw-health an concrete floors is the worse. 5. Claw-health is heritable. It seems to be possible to ameliorate claw-health by breeding
In dairy Farms of Schleswig-Holstein cows were investigated concerning claw injuries. The most Important results may be summarized as Follows: 1. The most important lesions are Putrescence, Haematoma, Ulcus Rusterholz and in the interdigital space Limax and Necrosis Interdigitalis. 2. The claws of the rear legs show higher frequencies of lesions in comparison to the front legs. 3. Housing system only has an influence on the frequencies of Putrescence and Haematoma. 4. By summarizing all lesions of one cow to a so-called lesion-index the housing systems can be ranged. Claw-health is the best when the cows are kept on a grid, straw tying and loose housing on slatted near are following, claw-health an concrete floors is the worse. 5. Claw-health is heritable. It seems to be possible to ameliorate claw-health by breeding
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