Dairy cow lameness is a serious animal welfare issue. It is also a significant cause of
economic losses reducing reproductive efficiency and milk production and increasing culling …

Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL; sole hemorrhage, sole ulcer, and white line disease)
cause a large proportion of lameness in dairy cattle, yet their etiopathogenesis remains …

Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL) are a major cause of lameness in dairy cattle and are
likely a result of excessive forces being applied to the germinal epithelium that produces the …

The postpartum period is associated with a high incidence of most dairy cattle diseases and
a high risk of removal from the herd. Postpartum diseases often share risk factors, and these …

The main objectives of this prospective cohort study were a) to describe lameness
prevalence at drying off in large high producing New York State herds based on visual …

The aim of this study was to determine whether a decrease in thickness of the sole soft
tissues (SST) beneath the flexor tuberosity of the distal phalanx (ie, the digital cushion and …

Lameness has been extensively studied in lactating cows, whereas few studies have
reported on lameness during the dry period. We conducted a prospective longitudinal study …

Claw horn disruption lesion (CHDL) is the collective term used to describe non-infectious
foot lesions such as sole ulcers (SU), sole hemorrhage (SH), and white line disease (WLD) …

The objectives of this study were to describe the lying behavior of primiparous dairy cows
under pasture-based systems during the pre-and postcalving period and characterize the …

Foot characteristics have been linked to the development of sole lesions (sole hemorrhage
and sole ulcers) and white line lesions, also known as claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL) …