Observation on the incidence of cattle foot diseases in Erciş district of Van province

Foot diseases and deformed hoof have an important place in cattle husbandary and its economy. This study was performed to determine the incidence of foot and hoof diseases, seen in Van Ercis county town and its surrounding regions. The material of the study consisted of 1560 cattle. In these animals, 215 cases (13.78%) were determined as hoof deformation, foot disease with deformation and foot disease alone. Of the lesions detected in this study, 45.58% were Holstein, 21.39% Simental, 16.74% Montofon, 6.04% localbreed of east Anatolia and 10.23% cross breeds. The most common foot diseases were interdigital phlegmon (14.78%), interdigital hyperplasia and rusterholz ulcer (10.49%), and the least common foot lesion was hoof crack (4.76%) and heel abscess (3.80%), respectively. In this study, 30 (27.27%) pointed hoof, 39 (35.45%) double base hoof, 16 (14.54%) cracked hoof and 25 (22.72%) chump hoof were detected. It was found that 63.81% of the foot lesions occurred with hoof deformations. As a result, the incidence of cattle foot diseases observed in the center and connected villages of Erciş district was determined as 13.78% in September-December 2020.