PREVALENCE RATE OF COW ORTHOPEDIC PATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF PANARITIUM
The article presents results of orthopedic health examination of milking stock in OOO PSK “Krasnaya Zvezda", located in Ulyanovsk district of Ulyanovsk region, in 2015, as well as the dynamics of clinical picture of panaritium healing in complex treatment. Treatment was carried out in accordance with the phases of the inflammatory process: at the hydratation phase - complex powders based on absorbent - diatomite and antiseptic medications, and at the dehydratation phase - Levomekol ointment. A high prevalence rate of cow purulent necrotic processes around hooves was found - 72,9%, the most frequent phagedenic lesions were found around the digit - 66,7% of cases. The earliest cows'' recovery from orthopedic diseases was noticed in the second test group on the 25,0 ± 2,83 day and in the first test group on the 25,6 ± 4,94 day compared to the control group - on the 31,9 ± 5,34 day, which is, on average, 6,3... 6,9 days earlier.