Indian Journal of Veterinary Surgery

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue: 1

Morphological, biometric and radiological evaluation of the hooves in culled breeding bulls

  • Author:
  • Laiju M. Philip1,, C.B. Devanand2, N.S. Sunilkumar3, M.K. Narayanan4, S. Anoop1, Syam K. Venugopal5, K.D. John Martin6
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 70 to 71

1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala

2Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala

3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala

4Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala

5Professor and Head, University Veterinary Hospital, Kokkalai, Thrissur

6Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy-680 651 (Kerala)

*Corresponding author; E-mail: laiju@kvasu.ac.in

Online published on 1 June, 2019.

Abstract

The study was conducted to assess the morphological, biometric and radiological changes of the deformed hooves in six culled breeding bulls aged 6 to 7 yr, slaughtered at Meat Technology Unit, Mannuthy. Hoof length, heel height and hoof angle were measured in all the lateral and medial claws of both forelimbs and hind limbs. Digital area of the hoof samples were subjected to computed radiography for evaluation of bone and joint lesions and the hooves were trimmed for identification of hoof lesions. Altered hoof measurements and radiographic changes were suggestive of hoof disorders in culled breeding bulls.

Keywords

Breeding bulls, Hoof changes