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Investigation of osteochondrosis in grazing beef cattle
Author(s) -
HILL BD,
SUTTON RH,
THOMPSON H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1998.tb10122.x
Subject(s) - osteochondrosis , lameness , brahman , grazing , herd , medicine , sire , veterinary medicine , osteochondritis , biology , pasture , zoology , anatomy , surgery , breed , agronomy
Severe lameness attributed to osteochondrosis is described in an extensively managed Brahman herd grazing on improved native pasture. Clinical signs were observed in five animals, three of which were necropsied. The most prominent lesions were in the elbow and stifle joints. There was multiple fissuring and ulceration of thickened articular cartilage with numerous osteochondral bodies present in the joint spaces. All affected animals were entire males sharing a common ancestral sire. Inheritance and gender were suspected to be contributing factors in the development of the disease.