The effects of flunixin meglumine and hoof trimming on lying behavior, locomotion, and milk production in lame and nonlame lactating dairy cows
| Autor: | J.M. Young, N.M. Chapel, Sarah A. Wagner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Hoof and Claw
animal structures Lameness Animal STERILE SALINE SOLUTION Cattle Diseases Drug treatment Animal science Isotonic Genetics Animals Lactation Medicine Behavior Animal Hoof trimming business.industry Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal food and beverages Milk production Clonixin Milk Research Design FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE Lameness Cattle Female Animal Science and Zoology business After treatment Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dairy Science. 103:5422-5430 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0302 |
| DOI: | 10.3168/jds.2018-16098 |
| Popis: | Hoof trimming is used to prevent and treat lameness in dairy cows; however, hoof trimming itself increases daily time spent lying down, possibly due to discomfort. We hypothesized that treatment of lame and nonlame cows with an anti-inflammatory analgesic drug at the time of hoof trimming would mitigate discomfort, thereby improving locomotion scores and reducing post-trimming increases in lying time. We further hypothesized that drug treatment would improve post-trimming milk production. Our objective was to determine the effects of treatment with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug flunixin meglumine (2.2 mg/kg of BW) at the time of hoof trimming on locomotion, lying times, and milk production in lame and nonlame lactating dairy cows. All cows were filmed for locomotion scoring 1 d before and 1, 8, and 28 d after hoof trimming. Daily time spent standing and lying was recorded for 4 d before and 4 wk after hoof trimming, and daily milk production was recorded for 1 wk before and 8 wk after trimming. Thirty minutes before hoof trimming, an intravenous injection of flunixin meglumine (n = 34) or isotonic sterile saline solution (n = 34) was administered to each cow. Then, all cows had their hooves trimmed using the Dutch method. The same treatment was repeated 24 h after hoof trimming. Cows were categorized using baseline locomotion scores as lame (score ≥3/5) or nonlame (score |
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