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   “Rusterholz” Ulcer in Culling Lame Cows: Clinical and Radiographic Interpretation  
   
نویسنده Nouri Mohsen ,Vajhi Alireza ,Nowrouzian Iradj ,Marjanmehr Hossein ,Faskhoudi Davoud
منبع Iranian Journal Of Veterinary Surgery - 2008 - دوره : 3 - شماره : 1 - صفحه:29 -36
چکیده    To investigate and quantitate radiological and clinical changes in tissues andstructures of the claws affected by rusterholz ulcer.design- cross-sectional and descriptive studyanimal- seven culled lame cows were affected with “rusterholz” ulcerprocedures- forty one culled lame cows of 1135 culled cows having digital disorders whichwere randomly selected for clinical and radiographic studies. seven culled lame cows wereaffected with “rusterholz” ulcer. after recording information for each cow, affected digit wasamputated and carried to the veterinary teaching hospital, radiology department for moredetailed radiographical studies. four radiographs were taken from each case, and the exposurefactors of 85-95 kv, 25 ma in 0/04-0/02 seconds were used. new bone formation, pedal osteitis,osteomylitis, soft tissue swelling and gas density were indices considered for assessing theseverity of the disease.results- radiological examination showed the chronic lesions of sole ulceration wereaccompanied by alterations in bone structure of phalanx, with soft tissue swelling, new boneformation, osteitis and gas density. in most cases clinical features suggested of chronic laminitis.the “rusterholz” ulcer was manifested as a painful, purulent discharge from the perforation siteand affected cows were lost their weight significantly. in cases with deep sepsis, the swellingwas appeared focally in bulb heel of the involving digit.conclusion and clinical relevance- according to the result of this study, radiological andclinical information play a significant role in clarifying the predicting lameness treatment orculling the dairy cows suffering from chronic and recurrent lameness.
کلیدواژه Culling ,Lameness ,Lesions ,Rusterholz Ulcer
آدرس University Of Tehran, Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Clinical Sciences, ایران, University Of Tehran, Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Clinical Sciences, ایران, University Of Tehran, Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Clinical Sciences, ایران, University Of Tehran, Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Pathology, ایران, University Of Tehran, Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Clinical Sciences, ایران
پست الکترونیکی mnouri2@yahoo.com
 
     
   
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