Association between milk production, somatic cell count and bacterial dermatoses in three dairy cattle herds

Yeruham, I.; Friedman, Steven G.; Elad, D.; Perl, S.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb11746.x

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“…Digital dermatitis is an important herd health problem in cattle worldwide causing great economic loss (Yeruham et al, 2000;Losinger, 2006). The disease is common in an increasing number of countries including Switzerland (Luginbühl & Kollbrunner, 2000).…”

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Quantitation ofGuggenheimella bovisand treponemes in bovine tissues related to digital dermatitis

Strub

Ploeg²,

Nuss

et al. 2007

FEMS Microbiology Letters

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Digital dermatitis is an inflammation of uncertain aetiology in the skin of the foot of cattle. In 2005, a novel microorganism, Guggenheimella bovis, was isolated from the advancing front of digital dermatitis lesions, suggesting a possible role in pathogenesis. In the present study, tissue samples of 20 affected cows were examined by quantitative PCR for G. bovis, treponemes and the total eubacterial load. High numbers of eubacteria and treponemes were found in most lesions, whereas only a few lesions contained Guggenheimella, and only at low concentrations. The results argue against the relevance of G. bovis in the aetiology of digital dermatitis in cattle, but are consistent with a role for treponemes.

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Quantitation ofGuggenheimella bovisand treponemes in bovine tissues related to digital dermatitis

Strub

Ploeg²,

Nuss

et al. 2007

FEMS Microbiology Letters

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“…Yeruham (2000) and Pavlenko et al (2011) reported the effect of DD on production to be 1.8 kg/d of milk over one lactation and 5.5 kg/d for 3 wk post-DD diagnosis, respectively. Specifically for first-lactation heifers, Relun et al (2013b) reported production losses of 0.50 to 0.63 kg/d depending on the severity of the DD lesions.…”

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First-lactation performance in cows affected by digital dermatitis during the rearing period

Gómez

Cook

Socha

et al. 2015

Journal of Dairy Science

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The long-term effects of prepartum digital dermatitis (DD) on first-lactation performance were evaluated in a cohort of 719 pregnant heifers. All heifers were followed for a period of 6 mo until calving and classified on the basis of the number of DD events diagnosed during this period as type I, type II, or type III (no DD, one DD event, and multiple DD events, respectively). Health during the initial 60d in milk (DIM), reproductive and hoof health outcomes, and milk production were compared between the 3 heifer type groups. All logistic and linear models were adjusted for age, height, and girth circumference at enrollment, and the type of trace mineral supplementation during the prepartum period. Overall, cows experiencing DD during the rearing period showed worse production and health outcomes compared with healthy heifers during the first lactation. The percentages of assisted calvings, stillbirths, culled before 60 DIM, and diseased cows during the fresh period were numerically higher in type III cows compared with type I cows. However, none of these differences were statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. Significantly lower conception at first service [odds ratio (OR)=0.55, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.33, 0.89] and increased number of days open (mean=24d, 95% CI: 5.2, 43) were observed in type III cows compared with type I cows. In relation to hoof health, a significantly increased risk of DD during the first lactation was found in type II and III cows (OR=5.16, 95% CI: 3.23, 8.29; and OR=12.5, 95% CI: 7.52, 21.1, respectively), as well as earlier occurrence of DD following calving (OR=59d, 95% CI=20, 96, and OR=74d, 95% CI: 37, 109). Compared with type I cows, statistically significant milk production losses during the initial 305 DIM of 199 and 335kg were estimated in type II and III cows, respectively. This difference was due to a greater rate of production decline (less persistence) after peak yield. No differences in monthly fat and protein percentages or somatic cell counts were observed between the heifer types. Given the long-term effects of DD on health, reproduction, and production, one of the priorities during the rearing period of dairy heifers should be efficient DD prevention and control programs. Such intensive intervention programs based on active long-term DD surveillance, mitigation of risk factors, and prompt treatment are expected to increase overall animal well-being and farm profitability by minimizing the effect of DD during the first lactation.

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“…Poor foot hygiene and constantly moist environments lead to the infection and spread of diseases such as digital dermatitis (DD; hairy heel warts), interdigital phlegmon (foot rot), and interdigital dermatitis (ID) with heel horn erosion (slurry heel) (Berry, 2001;Somers et al, 2005). Digital dermatitis was first documented in Italy in 1974 (Cheli and Mortellaro, 1974) and has since dramatically increased in prevalence, becoming one of the major causes of lameness in dairy cattle throughout the world (Wells et al, 1999;Yeruham et al, 2000;Manske et al, 2002;Somers et al, 2005;van Andel et al, 2012).…”

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Short communication: Determination of the ability of Thymox to kill or inhibit various species of microorganisms associated with infectious causes of bovine lameness in vitro

Kulow

Zibaee

Allard³

et al. 2015

Journal of Dairy Science

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Infectious claw diseases continue to plague cattle in intensively managed husbandry systems. Poor foot hygiene and constant moist environments lead to the infection and spread of diseases such as digital dermatitis (hairy heel warts), interdigital dermatitis, and interdigital phlegmon (foot rot). Currently, copper sulfate and formalin are the most widely used disinfecting agents in bovine footbaths; however, the industry could benefit from more environmentally and worker friendly substitutes. This study determined the in vitro minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations of Thymox (Laboratoire M2, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada) for a selection of microorganisms related to infectious bovine foot diseases. Thymox is a broad-spectrum agricultural disinfectant that is nontoxic, noncorrosive, and readily biodegradable. The values for minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration indicated that Thymox inhibited growth and killed the various species of microorganisms under study at much lower concentrations compared with the recommended working concentration of a 1% solution. Overall, the values found in this study of minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of Thymox show its potential as an alternative antibacterial agent used in bovine footbaths; however, field trials are needed to determine its effectiveness for the control and prevention of infectious claw diseases.

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Association between milk production, somatic cell count and bacterial dermatoses in three dairy cattle herds

Abstract: The correlations between three skin diseases (ulcerative lymphangitis, dermatophilosis, papillomatous digital dermatitis), milk production and BMSCC have been found to be unfavourable.

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Quantitation ofGuggenheimella bovisand treponemes in bovine tissues related to digital dermatitis

Quantitation ofGuggenheimella bovisand treponemes in bovine tissues related to digital dermatitis

First-lactation performance in cows affected by digital dermatitis during the rearing period

Short communication: Determination of the ability of Thymox to kill or inhibit various species of microorganisms associated with infectious causes of bovine lameness in vitro

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