Dairy
Lameness issues often escalate in the late lactation and moving into the autumn months as conditions and weather slowly begin to deteriorate
Farmers should be looking at the ground conditions as an opportunity to revamp roadways to prevent lameness this autumn and into next...
Lameness may become an issue as cows are getting closer to the end of their lactation and will only be getting heavier in calf by the day,..
Lameness is a huge problem on Irish dairy farms and can seriously impact on costs and profits and so identifying issues through locomotion...
Without good roadways and grazing infrastructure on dairy farms, grass utilisation is going to be limited as access to paddocks in difficult..
Cows are enjoying the good weather and enjoying lush covers of grass as growth rates have powered on, but lameness can become an issue as...
Some farmers are focusing on securing a third cut of silage and getting fertiliser out, however, lameness control needs to come to the fore..
Good grazing infrastructure plays a vital role in grazing management on farms. As well as that, a well designed farm roadway and collecting..
Dairy News
The potential costs associated with lameness in Irish dairy herds have been highlighted in a recent paper published in the Veterinary Irela...
Dairy Technical
Lameness is often an issue that can be over looked during the calving period and undetected calves can offer become more serious due to this.
Lameness is an issues that occurs on all dairy farms, but many herds are more impacted by the issues than other for various reasons.