By Bergsten, C. and Herlin, A. H., Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 1996
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Between 1988 and 1991 at the University Research Station, Alnarp, Sweden a study was made of cattle housed in a barn containing a section of tie-stalls and a section of cubicles. Cattle used in the study were Swedish Friesian heifers and cows expected to calve during autumn and early winter. In each year groups of between 12 and 39 cattle were kept in either tie-stalls or cubicles so that in any one year 2 groups were housed in tie-stalls and 2 in cubicles. Altogether 94% of primiparous and 66% of multiparous cows had haemorrhages of the sole at trimming 2 to 4 months after calving. Of the cows, independent of age and stall system, lateral hind claws had higher scores of haemorrhages than the other claws. Primiparous cows had higher scores than multiparous cows in both tie-stalls and cubicles. The palmar/plantar region of the claw capsule was divided into zones. In multiparous cows the haemorrhage scores of the lamellar horn and wall were higher in those housed in cubicles than in those housed in tie-stalls. There was no difference between stall systems for haemorrhage scores for the sole bulb junction and apex of the sole. Heel horn erosion was absent or rare in the fore hooves of both primiparous and multiparous cows in the tie-stalls. Cows in the cubicles had higher heel horn erosion scores in their fore hooves than those in the tie-stalls. The scores of the hind hooves were generally higher than those of the fore hooves in both systems. Heel horn erosions were reduced in association with the introduction of a foot-bath. A higher incidence of lameness was observed in the cubicle system than in the tie-stalls
Between 1988 and 1991 at the University Research Station, Alnarp, Sweden a study was made of cattle housed in a barn containing a section of tie-stalls and a section of cubicles. Cattle used in the study were Swedish Friesian heifers and cows expected to calve during autumn and early winter. In each year groups of between 12 and 39 cattle were kept in either tie-stalls or cubicles so that in any one year 2 groups were housed in tie-stalls and 2 in cubicles. Altogether 94% of primiparous and 66% of multiparous cows had haemorrhages of the sole at trimming 2 to 4 months after calving. Of the cows, independent of age and stall system, lateral hind claws had higher scores of haemorrhages than the other claws. Primiparous cows had higher scores than multiparous cows in both tie-stalls and cubicles. The palmar/plantar region of the claw capsule was divided into zones. In multiparous cows the haemorrhage scores of the lamellar horn and wall were higher in those housed in cubicles than in those housed in tie-stalls. There was no difference between stall systems for haemorrhage scores for the sole bulb junction and apex of the sole. Heel horn erosion was absent or rare in the fore hooves of both primiparous and multiparous cows in the tie-stalls. Cows in the cubicles had higher heel horn erosion scores in their fore hooves than those in the tie-stalls. The scores of the hind hooves were generally higher than those of the fore hooves in both systems. Heel horn erosions were reduced in association with the introduction of a foot-bath. A higher incidence of lameness was observed in the cubicle system than in the tie-stalls
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