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Review
. 1985 Mar;1(1):83-91.
doi: 10.1016/s0749-0720(15)31352-9.

Laminitis and interdigital dermatitis and heel horn erosion. A European perspective

D J Peterse
Review

Laminitis and interdigital dermatitis and heel horn erosion. A European perspective

D J Peterse. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 1985 Mar.

Abstract

Laminitis is one of the most important claw disorders in dairy herds. Nutrition, calving, burdening of the lateral claw of the rear feet, and hereditary susceptibility are all contributing factors. Interdigital dermatitis in cattle may be a result of infection by Bacteroides nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum. If this infection becomes chronic, heel horn erosion is its consequence.

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