2018•American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference ProceedingsOpen access

Prevalence and characteristics of radiographically confirmed juvenile tarsal osteochondrosis in purebred Angus bulls

Susan E. Emerson, Myra F. Barrett, Tim Holt, Luke Bass, Sangeeta Rao

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Hindlimb lameness in breeding bulls is a source of significant financial loss, with a proportion of bulls having osteochondrosis (OC). The objective of this study is to determine the characteristics, change over time, and sire association of radiographically identified tarsal OC lesions in a purebred Angus breeding herd.

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Key concepts: Purebred, Osteochondrosis, Lameness, Sire, Herd, Juvenile, Veterinary medicine, Medicine