By Braun, U. and Iselin, U. and Lischer, C. J. and Ossent, P., Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift, 1994
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A total of 1491 cattle were submitted between January 1, 1982 and July 31, 1993 to the Veterinary Surgical Clinic of the University of Zurich with a lameness problem. In 183 (12%) of these animals laminitis was diagnosed as the cause of lameness. 76 (42%) of these cases were referred to our clinic without a diagnosis (15 cases) or with one of the following tentative diagnoses: lameness of unknown origin (18), chronic traumatic reticuloperitonitis (15), polyarthritis (7), CNS problem with ataxia (6), milk fever (5), indigestion (5) and others (5). Laminitis was the only disorder in 29 animals. The other cases exhibited one or more concurrent disease conditions. Acute and subacute laminitis was encountered more frequently with abomasal displacement, fatty liver syndrome, acetonuria and endometritis. The chronic form was frequently found in conjunction with other claw disorders. A post mortem examination of the claws was performed in 57 of the 95 slaughtered animals. The diagnosis ''laminitis'' was confirmed in 98%. However, in 37% the clinically diagnosed stage of laminitis did not correlate with the pathologic findings
A total of 1491 cattle were submitted between January 1, 1982 and July 31, 1993 to the Veterinary Surgical Clinic of the University of Zurich with a lameness problem. In 183 (12%) of these animals laminitis was diagnosed as the cause of lameness. 76 (42%) of these cases were referred to our clinic without a diagnosis (15 cases) or with one of the following tentative diagnoses: lameness of unknown origin (18), chronic traumatic reticuloperitonitis (15), polyarthritis (7), CNS problem with ataxia (6), milk fever (5), indigestion (5) and others (5). Laminitis was the only disorder in 29 animals. The other cases exhibited one or more concurrent disease conditions. Acute and subacute laminitis was encountered more frequently with abomasal displacement, fatty liver syndrome, acetonuria and endometritis. The chronic form was frequently found in conjunction with other claw disorders. A post mortem examination of the claws was performed in 57 of the 95 slaughtered animals. The diagnosis ''laminitis'' was confirmed in 98%. However, in 37% the clinically diagnosed stage of laminitis did not correlate with the pathologic findings
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