Assessment of foot health and animal welfare: clinical findings in 229 dairy Mediterranean Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) affected by foot disorders.
Jacopo GuccioneChristian CarcasoleMaher AlsaaodLuigi D'AndreaAntonio Di LoriaAngela De RosaPaolo CiaramellaAdrian SteinerPublished in: BMC veterinary research (2016)
This study describes for the first time the involvement of white line disease, interdigital phlegmona, digital dermatitis and interdigital hyperplasia in foot disorders of dairy Mediterranean buffalo and shows their association with an impairment of animal welfare.