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Invited review: Prevalence, risk factors, treatment, and barriers to best practice adoption for lameness and injuries in dairy cattle

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Roche, S.M., Renaud, D.L., Saraceni. J., Kelton, D.F. and DeVries, T.J. | Journal of Dairy Science | June 2024
The aim of this invited narrative review was to give an overview of current research on lameness and leg injuries in dairy cattle, with a focus on reviewing herd-level prevalence estimates, risk factors, prevention strategies, control and treatment of these conditions, and barriers to adopting best practice…

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A prospective cohort study examining the association of claw anatomy and sole temperature with the development of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle

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Griffiths, B.E., Barden, M., Anagnostopoulos, A., Bedford, C., Higgins, H., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. and Oikonomou, G. | Journal of Dairy Science | April 2024
The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the association between claw anatomy and sole temperature with claw horn disruption lesion in dairy cows in early lactation…

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Effects of routine treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at calving and when lame on the future probability of lameness and culling in dairy cows: A randomized controlled trial

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J.P. Wilson, M.J. Green, L.V. Randall, C.S. Rutland, N.J. Bell, H. Hemingway-Arnold, J.S. Thompson, N.J. Bollard and J.N. Huxley | Journal of Dairy Science | May 2022
The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to investigate the effects of routine treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) at first and subsequent calvings and during treatment for lameness on the future probability of lameness and culling…

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Expert visual assessment strategies for equine lameness examinations in a straight line and circle: A mixed methods study using eye tracking

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S.D. Starke and S.A. May | Vet Record | June 2022
The aim of this study was to create a knowledge base of expert approaches to equine lameness assessment in order to provide a quantitative starting point that can inform future evidence-based approaches to clinical lameness assessment and education…

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BEVA primary care clinical guidelines: Analgesia

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I.M. Bowen, A. Redpath, A. Dugdale, J.H. Burford, D. Lloyd, T. Watson and G.D. Hallowell | Equine Veterinary Journal | October 2019
The aim of these clinical guidelines is to provide recommendations on the use of analgesia in the horse in clinical practice. These guidelines are based on the most recent evidence combined with expert clinical opinion on the impact of analgesic choice on outcomes and adverse events…

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Increase in the flock prevalence of lameness in ewes is associated with a reduction in farmers using evidence-based management of prompt treatment: A longitudinal observational study of 154 English sheep flocks 2013–2015

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N.S. Prosser, K.J. Purdy and L.E. Green | Preventive Veterinary Medicine | December 2019
The aim of this longitudinal observational study was to investigate the prevalence of lameness and any changes in the management of lameness in sheep flocks monitored from 2013-2015…

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Association of lameness and mastitis with return-to-service oestrus detection in the dairy cow

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J. Remnant, M.J. Green, J. Huxley, J. Hirst-Beecham, R. Jones, G. Roberts and C.D. Hudson | Veterinary Record | October 2019
The aim of this observational study was to explore and quantify the impact of lameness and mastitis on return-to-service oestrus detection at individual cow level and to explore the impact of different ‘expected’ interval on any associations…

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Computed tomographic contrast tenography of the digital flexor tendon sheath of the equine hindlimb

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R. Agass, J. Dixon and B. Fraser | Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound | December 2017
Pre-surgical diagnostic investigation of the equine digital flexor tendon sheath is challenging with the current standard imaging techniques of ultrasonography and contrast radiography…

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Risk of iatrogenic damage to the sciatic nerve in dairy cattle

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R. M. Kirkwood, J.G. Remnant, R.M. Payne, A.M. Murphy and W. Wapenaar | Veterinary Record | November 2017
Damage to the sciatic nerve in cattle can lead to pain, lameness, and paralysis and therefore is a cause of concern for both welfare and productivity. Clinical texts indicate that sciatic nerve damage can be caused by intramuscular injections into the gluteal region with recommendations that gluteal or caudal thigh regions are not used for intramuscular injection in thin or young animals…

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