A PHOTOMETRIC-METHOD FOR RECORDING HOOF DISEASES IN CATTLE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HEMORRHAGES OF THE SOLE

Authors
Citation
C. Bergsten, A PHOTOMETRIC-METHOD FOR RECORDING HOOF DISEASES IN CATTLE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HEMORRHAGES OF THE SOLE, Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 34(3), 1993, pp. 281-286
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
ISSN journal
0044605X
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
281 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-605X(1993)34:3<281:APFRHD>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
After cleaning and trimming, the sole surface and interdigital space o f the hooves of cows are photographed in a standardized way. The colou r slides are projected on to a screen and the haemorrhages of the sole (reflecting Pododermatitis aseptica diffusa) and the lesions of Derma titis interdigitalis and Erosio ungulae are scored according to their severity and extent by 2 people who do not know the identity of the co ws. In a repeatability test the correlation coefficients between 2 ass essments of the haemorrhages in the sole ranged between 0.78 and 0.88 for assessments of the front hooves, the hind hooves and all the hoove s together.