Ultrasound measurement of sole horn thickness in trimmed claws of dairy cows

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 492-494

  Van Amstel, Sarel R ^a   Palin, Frances L ^a   Rorhbach, Barton W ^a   Shearer, Jan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; HORN; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHALANX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THICKNESS; TOE; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 0042731936     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.492     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Toussaint Raven E. Structure and functions. In: Toussaint Raven E, ed. Cattle foot care and claw trimming. Ipswich, England: Farming Press, 1989;24-26.
2. Toussaint Raven E. Trimming. In: Toussaint Raven E, ed. Cattle foot care and claw trimming. Ipswich, England: Farming Press, 1989;75-94.
3. van Amstel SR, Palin FL, Shearer JK, et al. Anatomical measurement of sole thickness in cattle following application of two different trimming techniques. Bovine Pract 2002;36:136-140.
4. Kofler J, Kubber P, Henninger W. Ultrasonographic imaging and thickness measurement of the sole horn and the underlying soft tissue layer in bovine claws. Vet J 1999;157:322-331.
5. Shearer JK, van Amstel SR. Functional and corrective claw trimming. Vet Clin North Am Large Anim Pract 2001;17:53-72.
6. Vermunt JJ, Greenough PR. Structural characteristics of the bovine claw: horn growth and wear, horn hardness and claw conformation. Br Vet J 1995;151:157-180.
7. Virginia RB. Physics and instrumentation. In: Reef RB, ed. Equine diagnostic ultrasound. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1998;18-19.
8. Günther M. Klauenkrankheiten. 4th ed. Jena, Germany: VEB Fischer, 1988;15-44.
9. Wagner IP, Hood DM. Effect of prolonged water immersion on equine hoof epidermis in vitro. Am J Vet Res 2002;63:1140-1144.
10. van Amstel SR, Palin FL, Shearer JK. Application of functional trimming procedures to corkscrew claws, in Proceedings. 12th Int Symp Lameness in Ruminants 2002;99-108.