In January 2020, the second edition of the “ICAR Claw Health Atlas” was published within the ICAR Technical Series (ISSN: 92-95014-14-6 and ISBN: 92-95014-18).
In January 2020, two appendixes have been produced to integrate the Claw Atlas:
- Appendix 1: Digital Dermatitis Stages (M-stages)
- Appendix 2: Digital Dermatitis-Associated Claw Horn Lesions
The reference providing the basis of the Claw Health Atlas, is the ICAR Claw Health Key (available here) together with its numerical code. This key is also found in the Excel file (available here) which may facilitate implementing the standardized coding in applications for claw data recording
To date, twenty translations have been produced, mainly from the first edition. Other translations are expected to be finalised in the next months:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Estonian
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Rumanian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Taiwanese (2nd edition)
- Turkish
Appendixes
- Appendix 1 in German. ICAR Atlas der Klauengesundheit – Appendix 1. Stadien der Dermatitis digitalis (Mortellaro’sche Krankheit) – M-Stadien
- Appendix 2 in German. ICAR Atlas der Klauengesundheit – Appendix 2. Dermatitis digitalis-assoziierte Klauenhornläsionen
- Appendix 1 in Estonian. ICAR sõratervise atlas – Lisa 1: Digitaaldermatiidi staadiumid (M-staadiumid)
- Appendix 2 in Estonian. ICAR sõratervise atlas – Lisa 2: Digitaaldermatiidiga seonduvad sõra sarvekahjustused
- Appendix 1 in Spanish. Atlas de Salud Podal de ICAR – Apéndice 1: Estados de la dermatitis digital (estados M)
- Appendix 2 in Spanish. Atlas de Salud Podal de ICAR – Apéndice 2: Lesiones del Casco asociadas a la Dermatitis Digital
- Appendix 1 in French. L’Atlas sur les lésions aux onglons de ICAR – Annexe 1: Stades de la de la dermatite digitale (Stades M)
- Appendix 2 in French. Atlas de santé des onglons ICAR – Annexe 2: Lésions de dermatite digitale associées à des lésions de la corne
- Appendix 1 in Italian. Atlante ICAR delle Lesioni Podali del Bovino – Appendice 1: Stadi della Dermatite Digitale (Stadi-M)
- Appendix 2 in Italian. Atlante ICAR delle Lesioni Podali del Bovino – Appendice 2: Lesioni del corno dell’unghione associate alla Dermatite Digitale
Poster
The poster of the Claw Health Atlas is available in the following languages
ICAR Members’ Organisations and logo
Those ICAR Members’ Organisations that plan to produce a hard copy of the publication in their own language, can provide the file of their logo to icar@icar.org in order to produce a PDF file containing the logo
Atlas claw health and translations
Awareness of the importance of a properly functioning locomotor system to bovine health and welfare has increased around the world. Several countries have recently introduced electronic systems to routinely record foot and claw disorders in dairy cattle and many more countries are developing plans or have committed to begin recording in the near future. This motivated the ICAR working group for functional traits to prioritize foot and claw health and to work with internationally recognized claw experts to develop best practices for data recording. This collaboration is intended to complement existing research on specific aspects of the claws and feet of dairy cattle, focusing solely on the standardization and harmonization of data recording. The harmonized descriptions are the result of fruitful interdisciplinary collaboration among many experts with varying backgrounds (claw health experts, hoof trimmers, bovine practitioners, geneticists), ensuring comprehensive coverage of theoretical and applied needs. It is designed to provide a tool for practitioners and hoof trimmers and presents guidelines for the recording of important conditions affecting the claw health of cattle. Descriptive trait definitions are used to ensure that accurate classifications are made, which will support the collection of comparable and high-quality data within and across countries to support many activities (e.g., genetic evaluation purposes). The authors and contributors to the ICAR Claw Health Atlas hope that the compiled material will support the improved recording of foot and claw disorders and provide a valuable tool for improving the health and welfare of dairy cattle.