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Diet and hoof health: a comparison between high starch and high fibre diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

R.H. Phipps ,
R. Blowey ,
D.E. Beever ,
C.K. Reynolds ,
A.K. Jones ,
J.G. Perrott  and
M. Witt
R.H. Phipps
Affiliation:
Centre for Dairy Research, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
R. Blowey
Affiliation:
Wood Veterinary Practice, Gloucester, GL1 5JN
D.E. Beever
Affiliation:
Centre for Dairy Research, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
C.K. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Centre for Dairy Research, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
A.K. Jones
Affiliation:
Centre for Dairy Research, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
J.G. Perrott
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds Oundle Rd, P O Box 11, Peterborough, PE2 9QX
M. Witt
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds Oundle Rd, P O Box 11, Peterborough, PE2 9QX
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Lameness in the dairy cow not only causes major financial loss but also has serious welfare implications. Both environmental and nutritional factors have been implicated in its occurrence, which is commonly observed as laminitis, white line disease and sole ulcers, which are disorders of the corium. The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of diet composition in the form of non-structural carbohydrates on hoof health.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 127
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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