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Table 2 Type, prevalence and localization of foot disorders recorded in Mediterranean buffaloes (n = 229)

From: Assessment of foot health and animal welfare: clinical findings in 229 dairy Mediterranean Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) affected by foot disorders

FDs

Prevalence

Limb

Prevalence

Claw

Prevalence

OG

96.1 % (220)

FL + HL

100 % (220/220)

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CC

89.5 % (205)

FL

27.8 % (57/205)

MC

100 % (57/57)

LC

/

HL

72.2 % (148/205)

MC

93.9 % (139/148)

LC

6.1 % (9/148)

IP

5.2 % (12)

FL

8.3 % (1/12)

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/

HL

91.7 % (11/12)

/

/

WLA

4.8 % (11)

FL

27.3 % (3/11)

MC

100 % (3/3)

HL

72,7 % (8/11)

LC

100 % (8/8)

DD

0.4 % (1)

HL

100 % (1/1)

/

/

IH

0.4 % (1)

HL

100 % (1/1)

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/

  1. (x) = number of buffaloes; FD foot disorder, OG overgrow, CC corkscrew, IP interdigital phlegmon, WLA white line abscess, DD digital dermatitis, IH interdigital hyperplasia, FL front limb, HL hind limb, MC medial claw, LC lateral claw