Forewords
Preface
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER ONE: THE INCIDENCE AND COSTS OF LAMENESS
Incidence of lameness – Mobility scoring – Incidence and prevalence
– Financial costs – About this book
CHAPTER TWO: FOOT STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND INFLAMMATION
(CORIOSIS/LAMINITIS)Â
The structure of the foot – Hoof – Corium – Bones and associated
structures – Digital cushion and associated structures – Pathogenesis
of foot disorders – Trauma – Metabolic changes – Toxins and diet –
Changes in pedal bone suspension
CHAPTER THREE: WEIGHT-BEARING SURFACES AND HOOF
OVERGROWTHÂ
Weight-bearing surfaces – Hoof overgrowth – Overgrowth at the
toe – Overgrowth of the sole – Disparity of claw size
CHAPTER FOUR: HOOF-TRIMMINGÂ
Equipment needed – Knives and clippers – Power tools –
Restraint of the cow – Hoof-trimming technique – Cut One –
Cut Two – Cut Three – Cut Four – General considerations and
when to trim
CHAPTER FIVE: COMMON DISEASES OF THE FOOT AND
TREATMENTSÂ
Sole haemorrhage – White line disorders – Sole ulcer – Toe ulcers –
Heel ulcers – Deeper pedal infections – Foreign body penetration of
the sole – Vertical fissure or sandcrack – Horizontal fissure – Axial
wall fissures – Thin sole syndrome – Toe necrosis – ‘Non-healing’
wall and sole lesions – Fracture of the pedal bone – Benefits of early
and effective treatments – Blocks – Shoes – Dressings – Topical hoof
products – Diseases of the skin of the digit – Interdigital corns or
growths (interdigital skin hyperplasia) – Foul in the foot – Superfoul
– Digital dermatitis – Preventive foot-bathing – Mud fever – Heel
erosion or slurry heel – Hock sores – Rib fractures and swellings –
Pelvic wing fractures
CHAPTER SIX THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF LAMENESSÂ
Summary of changes – Changes at calving – Social integration –
Nutritional factors – Environmental factors – Standing times – Lying
times – Cubicle design and dimensions – Cubicle bedding –
Building design – Management factors – Cow tracks and grazing
herds – Increased hoof wear – Inadequate hoof wear – Management
of dry cows – Toxins, breeding, foot-bathing and trimming
APPENDIX A summary of factors causing lameness 150
References and further reading 152
Index 159