In intensive rearing conditions, dairy cows are exposed to many factors that can cause
health disorders and significant economic loses. Today, claw diseases are the main problem
in high-milk cow's herd, along with metabolic diseases, mastitis and reproduction disorders.
Claw diseases can have direct effects on reproductive parameters. The aim of our research
was to determine the frequency of certain diseases of the locomotor apparatus of dairy cows
on farms with tie stall system. In the period of two years, a total of 37,893 cows were
examined, wherein the following has been found: Laminitis in 34,217 cows (90.30%),
Dermatitis interdigitalis in 25,876 cows (68.29%), Dermatitis digitalis in 11,817 cows
(31.18%), Rusterholz ulcer in 8,272 cows (21.83%), Fibroma in 3063 cows (8.08%), and
Panaritium in 618 cows (1.63%). The results show that laminitis dominate in the herds.
Considering the etiology of diseases determined at the farms it is primarily to focus on
preventing the formation of metabolic disorders and adequate nutrition of the animals, and
then on the improvement of housing conditions and the regular implementation of measures
to prevent the spread of infectious claw diseases
