Análise comparativa das afecções podais em fêmeas bovinas adultas das raças Holandesa, Parda Alpina e Girolanda, no Agreste setentrional de Pernambuco

Abstract

In the present work the objective was to made a comparative analyses of the lameness in the principal milk breed in the Pernambuco State. To this a attendance was performed of 870 cows of 18 bovine herd of milky aptness, in intensive and semi-intensive regime, with 290 belonging dem six race Holland, 290 dem six race Brow Alpine and 290 of six race Girolanda, in the rural northerly pernambucano. This herd was cataloged im owns cards with clinics data of alls the cases of claw affections, handling (installations, feeding, waterings places, hygiene) and between itself confronted in the total the Holland cows presented 489 lesions (14,05 %), the Brown Alpine cows presented 128 lesions (3,68 %) and the Girolando cows presented 108 (3,10 %). Was observeted that exist a tendency of occurrence increase of claw lesions in the bovines plus specializated to the milk production, in the herd plus bordered, in the whiches itself search a increment of the production, by means the genetic advancement, nutrition, handling, greater concentration of animals in firm ground, rough, hard, factores this that have increase the appearing of the claw afections in the bovines, principaly the milk producer.