A survey of the on-farm treatment of sole ulcer and white line disease in dairy cattle

Horseman, Susan V; Whay, HR; Huxley, J.N.; Bell, Nick; Mason, Colin

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.02.027

Cited by 23 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Behind a therapeutic trim, therapeutic blocks were the next most common treatment option described. Similarly, in a recent survey of UK dairy farmers, more than 90% reported using blocks and 70% considered trim and block an effective treatment for claw horn lesions (Horseman et al, 2013).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Evaluation of treatments for claw horn lesions in dairy cows in a randomized controlled trial

Thomas

Miguel-Pacheco

Bollard

et al. 2015

Journal of Dairy Science

Self Cite

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Lameness is one of the most significant endemic disease problems facing the dairy industry. Claw horn lesions (principally sole hemorrhage, sole ulcer, and white line disease) are some of the most prevalent conditions. Despite the fact that thousands of animals are treated for these conditions every year, experimental evidence is limited on the most effective treatment protocols. A randomized, positively controlled clinical trial was conducted to test the recovery of newly lame cows with claw horn lesions. Animals on 5 farms were locomotion scored every 2wk. Cows were eligible for recruitment if they had 2 nonlame scores followed by a lame score and had a claw horn lesion on a single claw of a single foot. Following a therapeutic trim, enrolled cows were randomly allocated to 1 of 4 treatments: treatment 1-no further treatment (positive control; TRM), treatment 2-trim plus a block on the sound claw (TB), treatment 3-trim plus a 3-d course of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ketoprofen (TN), treatment 4-trim plus a block plus ketoprofen (TBN). The primary outcome measure was locomotion score 35d after treatment, by an observer blind to treatment group. Descriptive statistics suggested that treatment groups were balanced at the time of enrollment, that is, randomization was successful. Based on a sound locomotion score (score 0) 35d after treatment, the number of cures was 11 of 45 (24.4%) for TRM, 14 of 39 (35.9%) for TB, 12 of 42 (28.6%) for TN, and 23 of 41 (56.1%) for TBN. The difference between TBN and TRM was significant. To test for confounding imbalances between treatment groups, logistic regression models were built with 2 outcomes, either sound (score 0) or nonlame (score 0 or 1) 35d after treatment. Compared with TRM, animals that received TBN were significantly more likely to cure to a sound outcome. Farm, treatment season, lesion diagnosis, limb affected, treatment operator, and stage of lactation were included in the final models. Our work suggests that lameness cure is maximized with NSAID treatment in addition to the common practices of therapeutic trimming and elevation of the diseased claw using a block when cows are newly and predominantly mildly lame.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Evaluation of treatments for claw horn lesions in dairy cows in a randomized controlled trial

Thomas

Miguel-Pacheco

Bollard

et al. 2015

Journal of Dairy Science

Self Cite

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…sole ulcers and white line disease) may be left untreated. For example, Animal board invited review: Dairy lameness costs Horseman et al (2013) found that if lame cows were only treated by a hoof trimmer or veterinarian (not on-farm staff) treatment could be delayed anywhere from 1 week to 1 month. Table 1 includes seven different studies that calculated total lameness costs per case (both non-specific and condition-specific) and provided a breakdown of the costs contributed by at least six different expenditures or losses.…”

Section: Lameness Expendituresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Animal board invited review: Dairy cow lameness expenditures, losses and total cost

Dolecheck

Bewley²

2018

Animal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Lameness is one of the most costly dairy cow diseases, yet adoption of lameness prevention strategies remains low. Low lameness prevention adoption might be attributable to a lack of understanding regarding total lameness costs. In this review, we evaluated the contribution of different expenditures and losses to total lameness costs. Evaluated expenditures included labor for treatment, therapeutic supplies, lameness detection and lameness control and prevention. Evaluated losses included non-saleable milk, reduced milk production, reduced reproductive performance, increased animal death, increased animal culling, disease interrelationships, lameness recurrence and reduced animal welfare. The previous literature on total lameness cost estimates was also summarized. The reviewed studies indicated that previous estimates of total lameness costs are variable and inconsistent in the expenditures and losses they include. Many of the identified expenditure and loss categories require further research to accurately include in total lameness cost estimates. Future research should focus on identifying costs associated with specific lameness conditions, differing lameness severity levels, and differing stages of lactation at onset of lameness to provide better total lameness cost estimates that can be useful for decision making at both the herd and individual cow level.

show abstract

“…Several projects have attempted to draw upon the literatures and techniques of management, marketing and communication to make evidencebased research more powerful 'on the ground' (see, e.g. Atkinson, 2010;Horseman, Whay, Huxley, Bell, & Mason, 2013;Kristensen & Enevoldsen, 2008). Such studies often seek to 'tag on' the apparent benefits of 'soft science', for example, to encourage vets and animal owners to adopt the recommendations suggested by research findings, a style of working that echoes contemporary policy discourses which stress the 'mantra' that the analysis and resolution of current problems (like animal disease or welfare) calls for the 'active engagement of a wide range of sciences' (for a fuller discussion and critique, see Lowe et al, 2013).…”

Section: Powerful Methods: Political Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating the Other: Considerations on Multi-Species Research

Taylor¹,

Hamilton²

2014

Studies in Qualitative Methodology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose À The last few decades have seen the rise of a new field of inquiry À humanÀanimal studies (HAS). As a rich, theoretically and disciplinarily diverse field, HAS shines a light on the various relations that humans have with other animals across time, space and culture. While still a small, but rapidly growing field, HAS has supported the development of multiple theoretical and conceptual initiatives which have aimed to capture the rich diversity of humanÀanimal interactions. Yet the methodologies for doing this have not kept pace with the ambitions of such projects. In this chapter, we seek to shed light on this particular issue.Design/methodology/approach À We consider the difficulties of researching other-than-human beings by asking what might happen if methods incorporated true inter-disciplinarity, for instance if social scientists were able to work with natural scientists on multi-species ethnographies. The lack of established methodology (and the lack of cross disciplinary research between the natural and social sciences) is one of

show abstract

A survey of the on-farm treatment of sole ulcer and white line disease in dairy cattle

Cited by 23 publications

References 21 publications

Evaluation of treatments for claw horn lesions in dairy cows in a randomized controlled trial

Evaluation of treatments for claw horn lesions in dairy cows in a randomized controlled trial

Animal board invited review: Dairy cow lameness expenditures, losses and total cost

Investigating the Other: Considerations on Multi-Species Research

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About