title: A photometric method for recording hoof diseases in cattle, with special reference to haemorrhages of the sole.
abstract: After cleaning and trimming, the sole surface and interdigital space of the hooves of cows are photographed in a standardized way. The colour slides are projected on to a screen and the haemorrhages of the sole (reflecting Pododermatitis aseptica diffusa) and the lesions of Dermatitis interdigitalis and Erosio ungulae are scored according to their severity and extent by 2 people who do not know the identity of the cows. In a repeatability test the correlation coefficients between 2 assessments of the haemorrhages in the sole ranged between 0.78 and 0.88 for assessments of the front hooves, the hind hooves and all the hooves together.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Institute, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergsten
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results