Etude des principales maladies du système locomoteur chez le veau de race Blanc-Bleu Belge ; Study on principal muskuloskeletal diseases in Belgian Blue calves

The mortality rate due to musculoskeletal diseases in calves is 9 % of the overall mortality rate. It may then have major consequences on the future of the animal and on breeder’s economics. The most common musculoskeletal diseases are septic arthritis, congenital articular rigidity, fractures and spastic paresis. Two clinical studies were performed on 295 and 40 Belgian Blue calves. The first one reported a 72.3 % success rate in surgical treatments of septic arthritis. The 83.9 % rate of posterior presentation and the 90 % rate of males confirmed the hypothesis of hypomobility of calves affe... Mehr ...