Huber, S.; Welham Ruiters, M.; Syring, C.; Steiner, A. (2020). [Improvement of claw health of cattle in Switzerland]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 162(5), pp. 285-292. Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte 10.17236/sat00257
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INTRODUCTION
The modern technique of cattle hoof care was founded by E. Toussaint Raven in 1977. Environmental risk factors on cattle claws altered in the past 43 years. The change from free ranging to indoor housing, the intensified feeding and the breeding towards traits of high performance have significantly increased the mechanical and chemical stress on the claws. In modern free-stalls, dairy cows are required to walk on hard flooring to feed, drink and get milked. Good hoof health is a basic requirement for cattle welfare. Professional and regular hoof trimming is still considered the most effective measure to promote hoof health in dairy cattle. In order to meet today's requirements and to promote claw health, the Swiss Hoof Trimmers Association (SKV), in collaboration with the Vetsuisse faculties, Universities of Berne and Zurich, and the Bovine Health Service (RGD, Bern) developed and described the Swiss technique of functional claw trimming. The aim was to establish a consistent method, which takes into account the size and bodyweight of the modern cow, the anatomical and physiological characteristics of their claws and includes adaptations counteracting very relevant diseases such as digital dermatitis. The result is a workflow described and illustrated with coloured pictures and consisting of five individual steps based on the technique of E. Toussaint Raven, Additionally, the upcoming Swiss national resource project on long-term improvement of claw health is presented in some detail. The key point of this project is the electronic documentation of clinical findings by the trained professional claw trimmers. This data will later (i) be used to assess the foot health of Swiss cows, (ii) allow to determine the prevalence of foot diseases of cattle in Switzerland and (iii) to monitor the effect of the implementation of foot health concepts. The aim of this work is to combine the findings from science and the practical experience of hoof trimmers in one method, to standardize the applied hoof care in Switzerland and to adapt it to today's hoof health requirements.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Clinic for Ruminants |
UniBE Contributor: |
Huber, Sabrina, Welham Ruiters, Maria Verena, Syring, Claudia, Steiner, Adrian |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
1664-2848 |
Publisher: |
Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Nathalie Viviane Zollinger |
Date Deposited: |
15 May 2020 15:07 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:38 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.17236/sat00257 |
PubMed ID: |
32369021 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Klauengesundheit Klauengesundheitskonzept Klauenpflege Lahmheit Rind boiterie bovino bovins cattle claw health claw trimming concept de santé des onglons concetto sulla salute degli unghioni cura degli unghioni foot health concept lameness parage des onglons salute degli unghioni santé des onglons zoppia |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.144070 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/144070 |