Genetic selection has increased production levels of livestock species considerably. However,
apart from a favourable increase in production, animals in a population that have been …

Claw health was examined in an observational study on Dutch dairy farms with either a slatted
floor (SL), slatted floor with manure scraper (SL-SCR), solid concrete floor (SCF), a straw …

Effects of clinical digital diseases on milk production, calving interval, culling rate and incidence
of other diseases were derived from data on 2183 cows and 6273 lactations, routinely …

The presence of digital dermatitis (DD) in dairy cows has increased considerably over the
last 10 years in The Netherlands, resulting in a current prevalence of ∼30% in cows kept in …

The role of ketone bodies on chemotactic capacities of leukocytes was characterized in two
experiments. Experiment I was performed to investigate the association between serum β-…

The severity of experimental Escherichia coli mastitis in relation to in vitro chemotaxis of
polymorphonuclear leukocytes was investigated in cows during negative energy balance. The …

The pressure distribution under the bovine claw while walking was measured to test the
hypotheses that the vertical ground reaction force is unevenly distributed and makes some (…

The distribution pattern of pressure over the bovine claw was investigated to test the hypothesis
that the ground reaction force is unevenly distributed and makes some regions of the …

Several claw shape measurements, horn hardness, and horn growth and wear were recorded
monthly at 12 dairy farms to investigate the effect of floor type and changes in these traits …

Claw disorders and lameness in dairy cattle are an increasing problem of the modern dairy
industry. To prevent claw disorders from evolving from the subclinical to the clinical stage, …