4-Title: Hoof characteristics of cattle breeds of Southern Karnataka
Authors: GS Naveen Kumar, KV Jayanthi, Basavraj Inamdar, Shrikant Dodamani and K Hemanth Gowda
Source: Ruminant Science (2023)-12(2):201-206.

Abstract

How to cite this manuscript: Kumar GS Naveen, Jayanthi KV, Inamdar Basavraj, Dodamani Shrikant and Gowda K Hemanth (2023). Hoof characteristics of cattle breeds of Southern Karnataka. Ruminant Science 12(2):201-206.
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to study the prevalence of lameness and claw lesions and to study the claw horn morphometry and hoof hardness characters of Hallikar, Amrithmahal and Holstein Friesian crossbred cattle of southern Karnataka. The overall prevalence of lameness was 11.33 % of which 63.6% was attributed to claw lesions. The claw lesions were significantly (p<5) higher in crossbred cattle than in indigenous breeds. The overall claw lesion prevalence in cattle of the region was 7.21%, as that in cross bred and indigenous cattle were 9.81% and 4.93 % respectively, which differed significantly (p5) higher in crossbred cattle than indigenous cattle; however, values were higher but not statistically significant in Amrithmahal compared to Hallikar. Hallikar hoof was more compact and smaller in size compared to Amrithmahal cattle but the differences were not statistically significant. Hoof of Hallikar cattle was found to be less hard than Amrithmahal cattle and more harder than local cross bred.
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