Table 2.

Definition of recorded claw disorders/diseases in sheep and cattle

Lesion	Abbreviation	Score	Definition
Mild footrots	MFR1	1,2	Hairless, hyperemic, slightly exudative lesion of the interdigital space without under-running of horn
Severe footrots	SFR2	3-5	Gradually increasing under-running and separation of sole starting from the interdigital space and gradually spreading to the wall
Abnorm claw shapes	ACS	-	All claw shapes except normal and overgrown claws with otherwise normal shape
White line fissures	WLF	-	Separation in the white line between the sole and the wall
Heel horn erosionc	HHE	-	V-shaped fissures and craters of the heel/bulb
Dermatitisc	D	1	Superficial, hyperemic, slightly exudative lesion of the digital/interdigital skin
		2	Exudative, slightly ulcerative lesion with thickening of the skin
		3	Ulcerative, spontaneously bleeding lesion with thickening of the skin and great pain

^s = sheep

^c = cattle

¹MFR includes lesions of score 1 and 2, according to the Australian system for scoring of footrot [16]

²SFR includes lesions of score 3, 4 and 5 [16]