Currently, there is no prediction equation that enables the detection or prediction of lameness problems in dairy cows based on milk composition. Lameness is an important health issue for the animal and economic issue for the farmer. Therefore the general objective of this study was to test the feasibility of detecting lameness problems using mid-infrared (MIR) spectra from milk, as this could ...

397 holstein dairy cows were used to determine locomotion score, lameness prevalence and its relationship with age of the animal and body condition score (bcs). locomotion score was determined using seven gait properties of animal. the results showed that more than 56% of cows in the herd had no locomotion problems. more than 40% of cows were placed in the group of suspected subclinical lamenes...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate chemical arthrodesis using sodium monoiodoacetate for treatment of degenerative joint disease of the tarsometatarsal and distal intertarsal joints. DESIGN Retrospective clinical study. METHOD Horses were diagnosed with degenerative joint disease of one or more of the tarsometatarsal or distal intertarsal joints based on history, lameness examination, radiographic findi...

abstract background: nurses are members of the health care team for crisis response. identifying nurses’ capability in responding to a disaster and promoting their preparedness will lead to effective use of human resources and decreasing the detrimental effects of disaster. the purpose of this article was to determine emergency nurses’ competences in triage, life support, and basic clinical ski...

A 15-month-old, spayed female, Bernese mountain dog was presented to the Institute of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Zurich because of chronic left forelimb lameness. The referring veterinarian diagnosed pain in the left shoulder region and had treated the dog with systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and restricted exercise for a two-week period. The follow-up examination ...

Lameness is a prominent clinical feature present in animals with musculoskeletal disease and injury. Indeed, resolution of lameness is one of the important hallmarks for documentation of a successful treatment. However, objective evaluation and quantitative grading of gait in clinical practice can be challenging. One of the great, classical studies of animal and human gait was made by Eadweard ...

A 14-month-old male Quarter horse was presented for evaluation of a grade 3 out of 5 (grade 0 = sound; grade 5 = non-weight bearing) right rear lameness. A firm, 8 x 16 cm mass was palpable at the caudal medial aspect of the distal tibia and proximal tarsal region of the right hind limb. A percutaneous needle aspirate contained mesenchymal cells that were moderate to large in size with single, ...

A 10-year-old male intact Corso dog was referred for lameness and for a large neoplasm affecting the right foreleg. Physical examination of the patient revealed a 5 x 5 x 3 cm mass in the distal right foreleg. Histopathology was consistent with a diagnosis of appendicular osteosarcoma. The staging process found no evidence of metastasis. Because of the large size of the patient, the owners elec...

The article describes the case of a 6-month-old Hucul mare with an additional second finger right thoracic limb. surgery to eliminate deformity was planned on basis clinical picture and results radiological examination. removed along fragment metacarpal bone. postoperative management rehabilitation went well. horse showed no lameness in follow-up outline phalango-metacarpal joint operated limb ...