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A Photometric Method for Recording Hoof Diseases in Cattle, with Special Reference to Haemorrhages of the Sole

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After cleaning and trimming, the sole surface and interdigital space of the hooves of cows are photographed in a standardized way. The colour slides are projected on to a screen and the haemorrhages of the sole (reflecting Pododermatitis aseptica diffusa) and the lesions of Dermatitis interdigitalis and Erosio ungulae are scored according to their severity and extent by 2 people who do not know the identity of the cows. In a repeatability test the correlation coefficients between 2 assessments of the haemorrhages in the sole ranged between 0.78 and 0.88 for assessments of the front hooves, the hind hooves and all the hooves together.

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The investigation was supported by the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research and by the Swedish Farmers’ Foundation for Research.

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Bergsten, C. A Photometric Method for Recording Hoof Diseases in Cattle, with Special Reference to Haemorrhages of the Sole. Acta Vet Scand 34, 281–286 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548192

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