Introduction
Lameness is among the most prevelant and cosly of clinical disease etc.
Understanding the problem
Cattle Foot & lameness
In order to enable humans to stand and walk about freely men protect their feet by wearing shoes. Similar the horny shoe of the cow empowers the animal to carry its own body-weight and to move from one place to another. The shoe, therefore, must be intact and have a good bearing (or supporting) surface. They should not be worn out or have a missing heel.
Although a human shoe and a bovine claw both give protection and enable men and cows to stand and walk about freely, there is no further similarity between them. A human shoe independently exists from the living tissue it protects, and only breaks down due …show more content…
The shoe is produced by this living tissue and hence comparable with human nails. It can be assumed that an unhealthy quick will produce a poor horny shoe. So the health of the quick is of primary importance for the health of the protective shoe. A vicious circle is set up as damage further worsens the already poor condition of the quick.
This two-way relationship will be the starting-point for understanding bovine feet and detecting a claw disorder.
(Claw anatomy) Structure and functions of the claw (outside) anetomie
In the below figures schematic drawing of a cattle foot is shown. Between the claws is the interdigital space, which lies along the axis of the foot, in a so-called axial position.
The wall is comparable to the human nail. It is formed at the top (the coronet) and moves downwards to the bottom, where it wears off on its weight-bearing border. The wear rate depends on conditions such as housing.
The coronet is also the area of transition between the hairy skin and the horny shoe. The transition is formed by the soft horn of the periople. This horn partly covers the wall and can be compared to the human cuticle. At the back side (posterior) the horn of the periople becomes the horn of the
Lameness is among the most prevelant and cosly of clinical disease etc.
Understanding the problem
Cattle Foot & lameness
In order to enable humans to stand and walk about freely men protect their feet by wearing shoes. Similar the horny shoe of the cow empowers the animal to carry its own body-weight and to move from one place to another. The shoe, therefore, must be intact and have a good bearing (or supporting) surface. They should not be worn out or have a missing heel.
Although a human shoe and a bovine claw both give protection and enable men and cows to stand and walk about freely, there is no further similarity between them. A human shoe independently exists from the living tissue it protects, and only breaks down due …show more content…
The shoe is produced by this living tissue and hence comparable with human nails. It can be assumed that an unhealthy quick will produce a poor horny shoe. So the health of the quick is of primary importance for the health of the protective shoe. A vicious circle is set up as damage further worsens the already poor condition of the quick.
This two-way relationship will be the starting-point for understanding bovine feet and detecting a claw disorder.
(Claw anatomy) Structure and functions of the claw (outside) anetomie
In the below figures schematic drawing of a cattle foot is shown. Between the claws is the interdigital space, which lies along the axis of the foot, in a so-called axial position.
The wall is comparable to the human nail. It is formed at the top (the coronet) and moves downwards to the bottom, where it wears off on its weight-bearing border. The wear rate depends on conditions such as housing.
The coronet is also the area of transition between the hairy skin and the horny shoe. The transition is formed by the soft horn of the periople. This horn partly covers the wall and can be compared to the human cuticle. At the back side (posterior) the horn of the periople becomes the horn of the