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16949318

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-23
pubmed:abstractText
Digital dermatitis is commonly reported to be most severe in first lactation heifers. It has been suggested that this initial infection is followed by the development of a limited immunity to the organisms which cause digital dermatitis. If this is the case then exposure to digital dermatitis prior to calving should reduce its severity after calving. A study was undertaken to examine whether such exposure significantly affected the development of digital dermatitis post-partum. Twelve weeks prior to calving, 60 Holstein heifers were blocked on the basis of their antibody titre to Borrelia burgdorferi and randomly allocated to one of three pre-calving environments: clean straw, used straw or cubicles. There was no significant effect of pre-calving environment on the development of digital dermatitis after calving indicating that "exposure" pre-calving did not reduce the development of digital dermatitis after calving. The most important factors determining the development of digital dermatitis after calving were presence of absence of visible lesions of digital dermatitis at Week-12 and at calving.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1090-0233
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
174
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of pre-calving environment on the development of digital dermatitis in first lactation heifers.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand. r.laven@massey.ac.nz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't