From: Claw and limb disorders in 12 Norwegian beef-cow herds
Lesion | Score* | Definition |
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Lameness | 1 | Asymmetric gait, bearing weight on all limbs |
2 | Avoiding weight-bearing on one or more limbs | |
Dermatitis | 1 | Superficial, hyperaemic, slightly Exudative lesion of the digital/interdigital skin |
2 | Exudative, slightly ulcerative lesion with thickening of the skin | |
3 | Ulcerative, spontaneously bleeding lesion with thickening of the skin and great pain | |
Heel-horn erosion | 1 | Slight defects of the horn integrity, pits and small fissures |
2 | V-shaped fissures or craters of the heel/bulb not affecting corium | |
3 | V-shaped profound fissures or craters affecting corium of the heel/bulb | |
Haemorrhages of the white line | 1 | Slight haemorrhagic discoloration |
2 | Moderate haemorrhage on a single spot or several superficial haemorrhages covering > 20% of the white line | |
3 | Profound haemorrhage on a single spot or extensive haemorrhagic discoloration covering > 50% of the white line | |
Haemorrhages of the sole | 1 | Slight haemorrhagic discoloration |
2 | Moderate haemorrhage on a single spot or several superficial haemorrhages covering > 20% of the sole surface | |
3 | Profound haemorrhage on a single spot or extensive haemorrhagic discoloration covering > 50% of the sole | |
Sole ulcer | 1 | Exposed, unaffected corium |
2 | Granulation tissue, necrosis, purulent exudates and separation of the sole horn | |
3 | As score 2 with additional affection of the deeper structures of the claw | |
White-line fissure | 1 | Fissure, which disappear with deep cut beneath normal trimming level |
2 | Deep fissure perforating next to the corium of sole or wall | |
3 | Corium is affected with purulent exudates, eventually with necrosis, granulation tissue and separation of the wall and/or sole |