By Borges, J. B. J. and Pitombo, C. A. and Ribeiro, P. N. and Ronconi, M. A. and Santiago, S. S., Arquivos da Escola de Medicina Veterinaria da Universidade Federal da Bahia, 1992
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A total of 348 Holstein cows and 2450 Holstein X Zebu cows were studied. Foot disease was observed in 21 of 1030 crossbred cows (2.04%) kept on steep pastures (interdigital hyperplasia in 15 animals, hoof deformation in 3, interdigital dermatitis in 2 and hoof erosion in 1); in 12 of 108 Holstein cows (11.11%) kept on humid plains (pododermatitis in 5 animals, interdigital hyperplasia in 2, interdigital dermatitis in 2, digital dermatitis in 2 animals and hoof tumour in 1 animal) and in 32 of 1220 crossbred cows (2.62%) kept on humid plains (pododermatitis in 24 cows, interdigital hyperplasia in 5 cows, and hoof tumour, fibroma and interdigital phlegmon each in 1 cow). Foot disease was diagnosed in 34 of 240 Holstein cows (14.17%) kept in housing (34 cases of pododermatitis, 3 of interdigital hyperplasia, 3 of hoof erosion, 1 of hoof deformation and 1 of interdigital dermatitis), and in 6 of 200 crossbred cows (3.00%) kept in housing (4 cases of pododermatitis, 1 of interdigital hyperplasia and 1 of interdigital phlegmon). It is concluded that the incidence of foot disease is relatively high in the southeast of Brazil, especially in Holstein cows
A total of 348 Holstein cows and 2450 Holstein X Zebu cows were studied. Foot disease was observed in 21 of 1030 crossbred cows (2.04%) kept on steep pastures (interdigital hyperplasia in 15 animals, hoof deformation in 3, interdigital dermatitis in 2 and hoof erosion in 1); in 12 of 108 Holstein cows (11.11%) kept on humid plains (pododermatitis in 5 animals, interdigital hyperplasia in 2, interdigital dermatitis in 2, digital dermatitis in 2 animals and hoof tumour in 1 animal) and in 32 of 1220 crossbred cows (2.62%) kept on humid plains (pododermatitis in 24 cows, interdigital hyperplasia in 5 cows, and hoof tumour, fibroma and interdigital phlegmon each in 1 cow). Foot disease was diagnosed in 34 of 240 Holstein cows (14.17%) kept in housing (34 cases of pododermatitis, 3 of interdigital hyperplasia, 3 of hoof erosion, 1 of hoof deformation and 1 of interdigital dermatitis), and in 6 of 200 crossbred cows (3.00%) kept in housing (4 cases of pododermatitis, 1 of interdigital hyperplasia and 1 of interdigital phlegmon). It is concluded that the incidence of foot disease is relatively high in the southeast of Brazil, especially in Holstein cows
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