Distribution of Highly Yielding Dairy Cows Pododermatitis by Age Groups

Abstract

Clinical studies were conducted on 1,248 heads of highly yielding dairy cows (Simmental, Holstein Friesian, black-and-white and Swiss breeds) in private livestock farms in Siyazan, Masally, Absheron and Shamakhi districts of Azerbaijan. In Siyazan district 238 cows of black-and-white breeds, in Masalli district – 363 heads of Simmental and Holstein-Friesian breeds, in Absheron district - 291 heads of Simmental and Holstein-Friesian breeds and in Shamakhi district – 356 ones of Swiss brown and black-and-white breeds of different age groups (calves up to 2 years old, from 2 to 5 years old and over 5 years old) were conducted researches. It has been established that a high degree of pododermatitis morbidity is observed in cows of black-and-white and Holstein-Friesian breeds at the age of 5 years and older.