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Lameness Herd Health in a Veterinary Practice During 7 Years

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B. Brummelman

In: Lameness in Ruminants - International Symposium and Conference - Slovenia, 2004 by International Conference on Lameness in Ruminants
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FEB 15, 2004
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Of a mixed practice of 5 veterinarians, of which 4 mainly working as bovine practitioner, the data of the invoice system, which refer to lameness in cattle, are analysed. Variables are: year, season, month and treating veterinarian.

Main conclusions:

• Claw lameness and (peri)arthritis occur the most in winter and spring: second half of the housing period and the beginning of the pasture season.
• Delivering of medicals, related to use for infectious lameness causes, take place also the most in winter and springtime: chlortetracycline spray and ...

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