Enhancing hoof health and locomotion in crossbred dairy cows: impact of recycled manure solids bedding on lameness incidence and gait kinematics

Recycled manure solids has emerged as a promising alternative for animal bedding, owing to its economic feasibility, ready availability on farms, and soft, non-abrasive nature. This research aimed to assess the impact of recycled manure solids (RMS) bedding, combined with a conditioner containing 7....

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2024-09, Vol.56 (7), p.242-242, Article 242
Main Authors: Praveen, Selladurai, Kataktalware, Mukund A., Lavanya, Maharajan, Abhijeet, Sakhare, Chinnusamy, Dhaarani, Jeyakumar, Sakthivel, Ravindra, Menon Rekha, Devi, G. Letha, Ramesha, K. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal manures
Animal Welfare
animal well-being
Animals
asymmetry
Bedding
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - prevention & control
Cement
crossbreds
Dairy cattle
dairy cows
Dairy farming
Dairying - methods
economic feasibility
Female
Floors
Floors and Floorcoverings
Gait
hock
Hoof and Claw
hooves
Housing, Animal
Impact analysis
Incidence
Injuries
Injury analysis
Kinematics
Knee
lameness
Lameness, Animal - epidemiology
Lameness, Animal - prevention & control
Life Sciences
Locomotion
Manure - analysis
Manures
physical health
Recycled products
Recycling
Regular Articles
sodium
Solids
Sustainability
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Well being
Zoology
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Summary:Recycled manure solids has emerged as a promising alternative for animal bedding, owing to its economic feasibility, ready availability on farms, and soft, non-abrasive nature. This research aimed to assess the impact of recycled manure solids (RMS) bedding, combined with a conditioner containing 7.5% lime and 6% sodium hydrosulphate, on dairy cow welfare and gait kinematics over three months. Hock and knee injury scores, lameness incidence, and gait kinematic parameters were evaluated for animals housed on cement flooring (Control), RMS bedding (Treatment I), and conditioner-added RMS bedding (Treatment II) on days 0, 45, and 90 of the experiment with six crossbred cows in each group. The results revealed a significant reduction ( p  
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-024-04088-7