When 0.1 Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) began displaying signs of lameness and a persistent swelling the front left pastern joint, an operant based training program was created for foot radiographs to diagnose better manage lameness. Using protected contact set up, behaviour shaped using positive reinforcement procedure. A series cued behaviors were trained used obtain ...

Bicipital tenosynovitis is a common cause of forelimb lameness in dogs. It typically occurs in medium-sized or large, middle-aged or older animals. A history of chronic, progressive or intermittent, moderate to severe weight-bearing lameness that is exacerbated by exercise is often reported, and in most instances, an inciting cause is not identified. Diagnosis requires a planned and systematic ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the elbow is relatively unusual and tends to be seen in older athletes. Often there is a prior history of trauma. The horse may resent manipulation of the elbow, but it is usually not possible to appreciate joint effusion. Lameness is often variable in degree, within and between examinations, and is usually worst on a hard surface, especially on a circle. Intra-articular ...

Aneurysmal bone cysts are expansile osteolytic bone lesions that can manifest clinically as lameness, pain and swelling. In humans, aneurysmal bone cysts are considered benign tumours that have been classified as primary or secondary to a previous coexisting lesion. Local recurrence after treatment or malignant transformation has been reported in both humans and in a dog. Different treatment op...

Cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs is frequently treated with Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO). Herein we describe four cases of dogs presenting with sudden lameness in the operated leg one to 12 months post TPLO surgery. On examination, all of the dogs had a luxation of the long digital extensor tendon (LDE) resulting from the TPLO surgery. All of the dogs underwent revision su...

Osteoarthrosis (OA) of the antebrachiocarpal joint from 7 riding horses is described. The horses were old mares and developed severe OA, with ankylosis in some of the joints. The lesions were bilateral, and the owners noticed the lameness in a late event. The cause of severe OA in these mares is not clear. The fact that OA was bilateral indicates that a single traumatic injury is unlikely as an...

serum level of zinc, copper, β-carotene, vitamin a, and concentrations of zn and cu in hoof of 97multiparous holstein dairy cows with different locomotion scores (lss) were evaluated. simultaneously, znand cu concentrations of close up, fresh and high yielding cattle rations were 77, 94, 75 and 31, 28, 22 ppm, respectively. based on lss, despite normal serum copper levels in all three groups, w...

Infrared thermographic imaging of horses is becoming more popular in equine practice, and it regarded to be a valuable method for detecting lesions with the potential cause lameness. The current study aimed investigate effectiveness thermal cameras determine location Twenty four Arabian aged 6.3±1.8 (mean ± standard deviation) years old were included this study. Temperature measurements obtaine...

We investigated lameness outbreaks at 3 commercial broiler farms in Arkansas. isolated several distinct bacterial species from Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis (BCO) lesions these farms. The results show that BCO-lameness pathogens on particular can differ significantly. characterized genomes for isolates of the 2 most prevalent species, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. G...