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Applying medical general concepts of prevention in foot health: The 3 Levels of prevention

Published: July 7, 2020
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Nowadays that pandemic is of actuality some epidemiology lessons can be extracted to understand lameness prevention. To address lameness prevention in an academic way we must follow the basis of preventative medicine stablished by Wirchow based on 3 steps: There are 3 level of prevention: 1 Avoid disease appearance 2 Minimize clinical expression 3 Treat clinical cases to minimize severit...
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Daniel Zalduendo
ANKA Hoof care
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Narcisse rukundo
2 de diciembre de 2020
It is the medical generally but with by Local medical ,so it is the case of peoples by using without veterans technicians
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Jeff Weisel
Chosen Acres Consulting, Inc.
7 de enero de 2021
Just like mastitis, Lameness can also be prevented. our industry has done an excellent job teaching dairymen how to make problems so they can treat the problems GOD BLESS
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Pascal SOREL
Bioret Agri
16 de febrero de 2021
Hello Daniel, We already know, since Anton Rusterholtz studies in 1920, that the first thing to do to avoid lameness is avoiding cows walking on concrete... Millions of years of evolution have given them hooves that are the perfect tool to walk on a soft floor. Our Magellan draining rubber flooring is the best tool to fight against lamenss, Mortellaro desease, slipery and ammonia emission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-YpDPAgPOE
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