Dairy
Lameness is a huge problem on Irish dairy farms and can seriously impact on costs and profits and so identifying issues through locomotion...
Lameness poses serious threat to cow's health and welfare and as we move into May, roadways and surfaces need to be maintained...
The majority of heifers will already have calved down this spring and preventing them from lameness is crucial.
Some farmers are focusing on securing a third cut of silage and getting fertiliser out, however, lameness control needs to come to the fore..
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 issue that is seen in all dairy production models, but grazing herds generally have different issues to housed herds.
Lameness can be an issue on dairy farms throughout the year, but heading into the autumn months is a particularly high-risk period.
Lameness is an issue that is unfortunately extremely difficult to completely eliminate on farms, but the number of cases that occur can be greatly reduced.
Lameness is an issue on many dairy farms, with increasing herd size meaning that cows are required to walk further distances.
As farms head into the final grazing rotation, it is a good time for farmers to get ahead of lameness issues on farms.
Lameness is an issue on many dairy farms, with increased numbers requiring cows to walk further for grazing.
Lameness can be a major issue on many dairy farms, particularly if a minor case develops into a bigger issue.
Locomotion scoring is a useful tool as part of a routine herd health evaluation to detect lameness within the herd.
