Feet Condition Reveals Cattle Health (ContlmMd Iran Pag* A 1) the underlying cause of much of the lameness affecting dairy heif ers and cows. Foot problems are being more frequently reported in first calving dairy heifers today than they were perhaps 10 years ago.” Greenough has done extensive investigations into the causes of foot problems, especially working with beef cattle, which also have been experiencing foot problems. According to Greenough, one of the major causes of laminitis is pushing animals to gain weight, and changing their diets too quickly. He said that especially during the interval before and after calv ing, the change in diet stresses the ability of the rumen microbes to digest (he amount of energy being fed. He said that what happens is the microbial populations need time to adjust to the new feeds and if they don’tget they opportunity to adjust properly, the lining of the rumen is irritated. 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He explained that in the foot of the cattle the arterial blood flow is such that it travels down toward the toe and passes through a group of muscles which inflate under pressure and deflate to cushion the weight of the animal. There is also a sort of emergen cy blood-flow bypass system, a shunt, through which the blood will flow if there is a problem with the flow through the cushioning muscles. What happens with laminitis is that lactic acid in the blood para lyzes the muscles, not allowing for the cushioning effect If it con tinues, permanent damage can occur. “Most research workers agree that nutritional factors are the most important cause of laminitis,” Greenough wrote. “This observa tion is by no means cut and dried. Animals fed exactly similar rations under apparently similar circum stances are not always affected in a similar manner. “It has been suggested that THE SYMO-LIFE IL FERTILITY PROGRAM Has More To Offer Produce More Nutrients Per Acre! • Produces a more nutritious feed stuff with a better nutrient balance for your livestock. • Realize a greater net return on your investment • Program can be integrated with your present dry or liquid fertilizer • Improved quantity yield/acre along with improved nutrient yield/acre. Telephone (216) 893-2732 Toll Free 1-800-544-7122 (In Ohio) Toll Free 1-800-368-6692 (Outside Ohio) Fax (216) 893-3317 many factors are involved in caus ing laminitis.” Greenough went over a number of different causes for laminitis, but generally he warned against pushing young cattle, especially heifers, to grow too fast by feeding concentrate. Further, he said that energy, the carbohydrate portion of the ration, is the main cause of foot problems, not protein. Protein only becomes a factor when it is overfed and the young growing animal’s body con verts the protein for uses as energy. Greenough’s talk followed his handout fairly closely and copies of the handout are available through either extension office. It is a specific and information packed 26-page document which covers in detail some of the symp toms and causes of a range of foot problems. Also giving a presentation was Dan McFarland, multi-county agricultural engineering agent, who talked about some of the spe cifics with tunnel ventilation. 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