Dairy Technical
Detecting lameness by locomotion scoring your cows
Lameness can be a major issue on many dairy farms, particularly if a minor case develops into a bigger issue....
Dairy Technical
Lameness can be a major issue on many dairy farms, particularly if a minor case develops into a bigger issue....
Dairy Technical
Lameness and mastitis can, and do have a major impact on cow performance, with controlling these a focus for most...
Dairy Technical
Mortellaro, Digital Dermatitis or Italian footrot, is a stubborn hoof disease that can occur on all cattle farms. Once the...
Dairy Technical
We are now into mid-September and grass growth rates are continuing to hold strong. The focus on farms continues to...
Dairy Technical
Autumn has arrived on farms and just like in the spring, lameness can become a common issue. The arrival of...
Dairy Technical
Farm roadways are key on Irish dairy farms, for maximising the amount of grazed grass in the cow’s diet and...
Dairy Technical
Lameness can be a frustrating and costly issue for farmers – on average, one lameness case can cost a dairy...
Dairy Technical
To achieve the best expression of heat and the best conception rates, we need to do everything we can to...
Dairy Technical
Good cow flow starts with the route into the collecting yard. This will ensure that the cows are lined up...
Dairy Technical
Lameness is a significant problem for the dairy industry as it is not only an important welfare issue, but can...
Dairy Technical
Lameness is a serious welfare issue affecting almost every dairy farm in the country. Lameness issues on farms are likely...
Dairy
According to Teagasc, between 20% and 35% of cows suffer some degree of lameness. Of these cases 90% of lameness...
Dairy
Three Northern Ireland organisations have joined forces to launch a research project to tackle bovine mastitis and lameness in a...
Dairy
Locomotion scoring is a useful tool as part of a routine herd health evaluation to detect lameness within the herd....
Sheep
With ewes being, or about to be, housed around the country, particularly early-lambing ewes, it is vital to keep an...
Sheep
Problems with sheep becoming lame are unfortunately too common, especially this time of the year when the weather is dry...
Dairy
Lameness is a serious welfare issue affecting almost every dairy farm in the country. Lameness issues on farms are likely...
Sheep
Lameness is a huge problem on sheep farms, especially this time of the year when animals are being housed and...