Abstract
Bovine soles and shavings from the heel were used in laboratory tests that examined the softening and swelling effects of rainwater, cow slurry (faeces plus urine), urine, silage effluent, and washings from recently laid concrete. Formalin, glutaraldehyde and butyraldehyde were compared for their ability to prevent softening induced by water, urine or urea plus 2-mercaptoethanol. Exposure to rainwater, slurry or urine for 72 h softened the soles on average by 16, 13 and 14 Shore Durometer Units. Silage effluent had less softening effect on soles (7 Shore Durometer Units), and pre-treating heel shavings with silage effluent reversed the swelling effect of water. Washings and scrapings taken from 3- and 7-d-old concrete surfaces prepared from Portland cement, caused swelling in heel shavings by a factor of 1.5 and 1.3. Formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde and butyraldehyde pre-treatment reduced the sole softening effect of urea plus 2-mercaptoethanol in cow soles. Formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde pre-treatment reduced the sole softening effect of urine, and formaldehyde was effective at reducing concrete washings-induced swelling. The findings are relevant to solar bruising and ulceration in cattle.
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