By Choi, M. C. and Choi, MinCheol and Kim, G. S. and Kim, GonSup and Kim, J. S. and Kim, JongShu and Kim, Y. H. and Kim, YongHwan and Lee, H. J. and Lee, HyoJong and Son, W. J. and Son, WooJin and Won, H. H. and Won, HyunHee, Korean Journal of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, 1999
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An Animal Health Monitoring System in Gyeongnam area (Chinju, Korea Republic) was used to evaluate environmental risk factors, physical examination data and 4 diseases; abomasal displacement, traumatic reticulopericarditis/peritonitis, milk fever and lameness, in 40 (year 1) and 34 (year 2) dairy herds (total 1253 dairy cattle). In feeding areas, housing systems, forage percentage in ration, stall types, exercise areas, and cleanliness of stalls, were monitored. 60% of herds were kept in tie-stalls, and 36 herds in open-type housing. The forage ratio of ration was less than 50% in 67% of herds. 39 herds had their own exercise areas. Cleanliness of these areas was variable. Physical examinations included temperature (T), pulse (P), respiration (R), abnormalities of superficial lymph nodes, claw examination and total combined BC. T, P, R were within normal limits (T: 38.1¤0.6oC, P: 84.6¤12.9/min., R: 24.0¤7.6/min), 13 cattle had swollen lymph glands and overall claw trimming was required in 3 herds. 23 cattle showed leukocytosis and 7 cattle had low RBC and haemoglobin levels, the other cattle were within normal limits (WBC: 8.90¤2.06 103/‘l., RBC: 6.36¤1.02 106/‘l, Hb: 9.83¤1.20 g/dl, PCV: 27.43¤5.67%, respectively). Metallic foreign bodies were found in the rumen of 13 cattle, predisposing for traumatic reticulopericarditis and reticuloperitonitis, Abomasal displacement was found in 13 animals, milk fever in 51 and lameness in 39 cattle
An Animal Health Monitoring System in Gyeongnam area (Chinju, Korea Republic) was used to evaluate environmental risk factors, physical examination data and 4 diseases; abomasal displacement, traumatic reticulopericarditis/peritonitis, milk fever and lameness, in 40 (year 1) and 34 (year 2) dairy herds (total 1253 dairy cattle). In feeding areas, housing systems, forage percentage in ration, stall types, exercise areas, and cleanliness of stalls, were monitored. 60% of herds were kept in tie-stalls, and 36 herds in open-type housing. The forage ratio of ration was less than 50% in 67% of herds. 39 herds had their own exercise areas. Cleanliness of these areas was variable. Physical examinations included temperature (T), pulse (P), respiration (R), abnormalities of superficial lymph nodes, claw examination and total combined BC. T, P, R were within normal limits (T: 38.1¤0.6oC, P: 84.6¤12.9/min., R: 24.0¤7.6/min), 13 cattle had swollen lymph glands and overall claw trimming was required in 3 herds. 23 cattle showed leukocytosis and 7 cattle had low RBC and haemoglobin levels, the other cattle were within normal limits (WBC: 8.90¤2.06 103/‘l., RBC: 6.36¤1.02 106/‘l, Hb: 9.83¤1.20 g/dl, PCV: 27.43¤5.67%, respectively). Metallic foreign bodies were found in the rumen of 13 cattle, predisposing for traumatic reticulopericarditis and reticuloperitonitis, Abomasal displacement was found in 13 animals, milk fever in 51 and lameness in 39 cattle
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