ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026
Foot Pathologies in Dairy Cows: Preliminary Data on Clinical Assessment, Blood Biochemistry Analysis, and Infrared Thermography.
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- Hooves, Sensors, and Signals: Precision Approaches to Automated Lameness Detection in Dairy Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Infrared Thermography for Simultaneous Detection of Limb Pathology and Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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Abstract
Foot diseases represent a major cause of impaired welfare and reduced productivity in dairy ruminants. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the clinical progression of foot lesions in dairy cattle by combining clinical examination with hematochemical analyses and infrared thermography of foot (central zone, R1; interdigital area, R2; lateral claw, R3; medial claw, R4), in order to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and the evolution of inflammation over time. The study involved dairy cows affected by different foot disorders that underwent functional and therapeutic trimming. Ten lactating cows with hoof diseases (DG) were tested and 5 healthy animals (CG) were selected to serve as a control group. The animals were evaluated and sampled (blood sampling and acquisition of thermographic foot images) at three different time points: clinical diagnosis of the foot pathology (T0), 24 h (T1) and 10 days (T2) after treatment. Higher neutrophils, lymphocytes, platelets, α1-(
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