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The authors thank the Spanish dairy association (CONAFE) for their financial support (grant agreement with Complutense University of Madrid, 4155680 UCM-CONAFE). We also acknowledge Seragro, S.C.G. (A Coruna, Spain), Anka Hoof Care (Navarra, Spain), and all the trimmers involved in the I-SAP program.

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Short communication: Association of foot and leg conformation and body weight with claw disorders in Spanish Holstein cows

Publicated to:Journal Of Dairy Science. 99 (11): 9104-9108 - 2016-11-01 99(11), DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11331

Authors: Perez-Cabal, M A; Charfeddine, N

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Spanish Holstein Assoc, CONAFE, Valdemoro 28340, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Dept Anim Prod, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Data of first-lactation Holstein cows including claw disorders, foot and leg type traits, and structure and capacity type traits were used to study the phenotypic association of conformation and body weight with claw health status. The claw disorders studied were digital and interdigital dermatitis, sole ulcer, white line disease, and an overall claw disorder trait, indicating the presence of any of the 6 claw disorders recorded by the Spanish I-SAP program. Body weight was estimated indirectly with the Von Bertalanffy equation using live weight, which was also estimated from body depth, stature, and chest width. Cows with poor scores for foot and leg traits were more likely to have a claw disorder, with the exception of rear leg rear view and foot and leg composite that did not show any association with the studied disorders. The heavier the cow was, the higher was the probability of having sole ulcer, white line disease, or overall claw disorder trait, but digital and interdigital dermatitis, as an infectious disorder, did not show any association with body weight. Therefore, it is recommended that the preventive trimming routine be improved, which means checking each cow at least once per lactation and trimming if necessary, to achieve balanced weight-bearing for heavier cows and cows with poor feet and leg classification.

Keywords

Body weightClaw disorderClinical lamenessDairy-cattleFeet and legsHealthHoofLesionsTraitsTrigger factor

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Dairy Science due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position 29/130, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.24. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 3.93 (source consulted: Dimensions Nov 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-11-03, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 21

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-11-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 55.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 55 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.75.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (CHARFEDDINE, NOUREDDINE).