Dairy cattle lameness is a pressing issue for the UK’s agricultural sector, impacting both animal welfare and farm productivity. With an estimated 20-30 per cent of dairy cows affected annually, ...

Lameness remains one of the main challenges facing dairy herds, with the autumn months seeing an increase in prevalence for some, due to increased standing time on concrete floors. Prevention is ...

Dairy farmers in North Devon are invited to attend an on-farm meeting aimed at enhancing herd mobility while grazing and boosting profitability. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board ...

A study has revealed that sampling and testing milk for specific biomarkers could help farmers predict lameness in dairy cows long before the onset of visible symptoms. The presence of biomarkers – ...

Automated lameness detection systems could help improve consistencies of its detection on farm – going by the results from a recent study which found farmer perception of individual cow lameness could ...

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