Research Article

Claw Lesions Causing Clinical Lameness in Lactating Holstein Frisian Crossbred Cows

Table 4

Correlation between lesions within cows having locomotion scores 0 and 1 (first row = correlation coefficient, second row = probability value).

LesionHESHWLHSAUSOSOHWLFIDH

HE1
·

SH0.1511
0.225·

WLH0.0250.45**1
0.8420·

SA0.0930.2410.171
0.4560.0510.173·

US−0.062−0.107−0.141−0.0961
0.6230.3920.260.445·

OS0.386**−0.038−0.081−0.0160.2051
0.0010.7640.5160.8990.099·

OH−0.0530.080.162−0.0390.0080.1031
0.6720.5220.1930.7590.9510.412·

WLF0.1090.011−0.1140.0970.0620.1010.0951
0.3840.9290.3640.4380.6220.4220.45·

IDH0.0340.014−0.1190.1460.1430.0060.0440.884**1
0.7850.910.3430.2420.2540.9640.7280·

Significant at 0.01 level.
HE: heel erosion, SH: sole haemorrhage, WLH: white line haemorrhage, SA: sole avulsion, US: underrun sole, OS: overgrown sole, OH: overgrown hoof, WLF: white line fissure, IDH: interdigital hyperplasia.