Digital disorders in dairy cattle with special reference to laminitis and heel horn erosion : the influence of housing, management and nutrition /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bergsten, Christer, 1954-
Corporate Author:	Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	Skara : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 1995.
Subjects:	Lameness, Animal. Cattle Diseases. Cattle. Dairying. Hoof and Claw. Academic Dissertations.

Table of Contents:

Consequences of lameness
Incidence of lameness and hoof diseases
Terminology
Disorders of the digital and interdigital epidermis
Interdigital phlegmon
Interdigital dermatitis
Digital dermatitis
Interdigital hyperplasia
Verrucose dermatitis
Lesions of the periople and wall
Vertical fracture of the wall
Horizontal fracture of the wall
Lesions of the sole and bulb horn
Sole haemorrhages
Sole ulcer
White line disease
Claw abscess
Heel horn erosion
Laminitis
Atlas
The present study
Objectives of the study
Materials and methods
Results - Paper I-VI
General discussion
Methods of recording and assessing laminitis
Risk factors for laminitis
Methods of recording and assessing interdigital dermatitis and heel horn erosion