A descriptive review of the peer and non-peer reviewed literature on the treatment and prevention of foot lameness in cattle published between 2000 and 2011

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 612-616

  Potterton, S L ^a   Bell, N J ^b   Whay, H R ^c   Berry, E A ^d   Atkinson, O C D ^e   Dean, R S ^a   Main, D C J ^c   Huxley, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d DairyCo   (United Kingdom)

^e Lambert   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Lameness; Prevention; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COPPER SULFATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL LAMENESS; BANDAGE; CATTLE DISEASE; CAUTERIZATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOT LAMENESS; FOOT ULCER; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEIFER; HOOF AND CLAW; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PLANTAR ULCER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WHITE LINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

BOS;

EID: 84866161114     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.040     Document Type: Review

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