Frequency of some acropodium diseases in dairy cows in Serbia

Frequency of some acropodium diseases in dairy cows in Serbia

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The research included 520 dairy cows on 64 mini-farms in mountainous Serbian areas, with the goal to acquire an insight on acropodium diseases frequency in dairy cows, as well as distribution of hoof alterations.In 56.25% of farms, animals were kept tied in the stable, while 43.75% were grazing regularly or occasionally.Only 10.

94% of farms were free Alternator Pulleys of hoof acropodium alterations.Extremely bad hygienic conditions were noted in 18.75% of farms, where 74.01% of animals had acropodium lesions.Based on clinical analysis of 520 dairy cows, 388 of them were diagnosed with acropodium alternations: overgrown hooves (in 21.

91% of animals), shoe-like hooves (7.22%), scissors-like (17.27%) and spiral hooves (8.76%).Wounded acropodium skin was diagnosed in 1.

8%, interdigital phlegmon in 9.02%, aseptic pododermatitis in 3.61%, digital dermatitis in 4.89%, interdigital dermatitis in 3.09%, hoof 3 Piece Dining Set ulcer in 3.

35%, interdigital blister in 4.89%, hollow hoof wall in 6.18%, horn wall rupture in 0.51%, heel abscess in 3.09%, tendovaginitis in 3.

85% and crown joint displacement in 0.26% of animals.We found no pathological lesions of the acropodium in 132 animals (25.38%).