LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLINICAL LAMINITIS AND DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC EXAM IN HOLSTEIN COWS IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

Authors

  • Antonio Amaral Barbosa Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Charles Martins Ferreira Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Márcio Nunes Corrêa Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Elizabeth Schwegler Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Raquel Fraga e Silva Raimondo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Francisco Augusto Burkert Del Pino Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Abstract

Subclinical laminitis has been responsible for economic losses in dairy industry; thus, its diagnostic    is very important to prevent negative responses to milk production industry. The aim of this study  was to identify lesions associated with subclinical laminitis during the transition period with presence or absence of radiographic signs linked to this disease in Holstein cows. The cows were evaluated during the transition period and categorized into two groups (with and without laminitis) according to the lesions associated with this subclinical disease. The radiological dynamic was performed in two target points during the transition period (prepartum and postpartum), with the objective of determining capsular position possible alterations and third phalanx bone degeneration (F3). There was no effect of the presence of lesions associated with subclinical laminitis regarding the position of the third phalanx to the hoof wall (p>0.05). Significant radiographic angular differences (p<0.05) between F3 and the hoof wall were observed between the lateral and medial nails of the same digit, but not within groups (p>0.05). Overall, this study did not show radiographic signs of phalangeal misalignment in the hoof of dairy cows with lesions associated with subclinical laminitis during the transition period .

Keywords:  aseptic pododermatitis; bovines; complementary exams; hoof.

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Published

2016-10-28

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BARBOSA, Antonio Amaral; FERREIRA, Charles Martins; CORRÊA, Márcio Nunes; SCHWEGLER, Elizabeth; RAIMONDO, Raquel Fraga e Silva; PINO, Francisco Augusto Burkert Del. LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLINICAL LAMINITIS AND DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC EXAM IN HOLSTEIN COWS IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 4, p. 557–563, 2016. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/33702. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2016)

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Veterinary Medicine

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