Survey of veterinarians and hoof trimmers on methods applied to treat claw lesions in dairy cattle
| Autor: | Kleinhenz, Katie E., Plummer, Paul J., Danielson, Jared, Burzette, Rebecca G., Gorden, Patrick J., Coetzee, Johann, Schleining, Jennifer A., Cooper, Vickie, Leuschen, Bruce, Krull, Adam, Shearer, Leslie, Shearer, Jan K. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| DOI: | 10.21423/bovine-vol48no1p47-52 |
| Popis: | A survey was administered to members of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and the Hoof Trimmers Association (HTA) to identify various treatment methods for claw horn lesions. A total of 345 people responded to the survey, of which 196 identified themselves as members of AABP, 111 as members of HTA, 9 as having membership in both organizations, and 29 providing no information as to affiliation with either of these organizations. A total of 307 respondents were included in the final analysis. The majority of veterinarians (80%) indicated that their knowledge about foot care was part of their veterinary education, 34% developed or refined their skills and understanding through experience and attendance at various continuing education programs, and 9% cited additional training from attendance at a formalized foot care program. Training cited by hoof trimmers included the following: 65% apprenticeship with another trimmer, 41% professional hoof care training program, and 30% learning primarily through experience. Sixty-eight percent of veterinarians reported removing all loose horn adjacent to the lesion without causing it to bleed, compared to 86% of hoof trimmers (P less than 0.01). Seventy-six percent of veterinarians reported routine application of a foot block to the sound (healthy) claw when treating sole ulcers compared to 86% of hoof trimmers (P less than 0.05). Topical medications for ulcers and abscessed claw horn lesions were used by 59% of veterinarians and 53% of hoof trimmers. The medication used most frequently was the powder form of tetracycline or oxytetracycline (48% by veterinarians and 81% by hoof trimmers). The majority of survey participants did not recommend withholding milk following topical treatment with tetracycline or oxytetracycline. Both survey groups agreed that sole ulcers were a painful condition, but the majority of veterinarians did not recommend analgesics for the treatment of sole ulcer lesions. The Bovine Practitioner, Vol. 48, No. 1 (2014 Spring) |
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