Health

Visual lameness scoring is the most common method to evaluate lameness, as it is easy to use and cheap to implement, but it is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Photo: Shutterstock

01-12-2021 | Article

Automatic lameness detection: Lame vs sound gait

Photo: Shutterstock

23-11-2021 | News

Post-Brexit trade concerns: Antibiotics in imported dairy

Not all farms are the same. This aspect should not be overlooked by trimmers. Photo: Mark Pasveer

22-11-2021 | Article

What you need to know about hoof over-trimming in dairy cows

Dairy cows that are restricted from lying down have a reduced ability to sleep, causing negative welfare implications. Photo: Hans Prinsen

19-11-2021 | Article

Impact of lying and sleep deprivation on dairy cows

Neolac is an ambitious research and development program to reduce the economic, health and ecological impact of one of the three main breeding pathologies in the dairy sector: udder infections at all physiological stages of the cow. Photo: Canva

18-11-2021 | News

France: Phytogenics to reduce antibiotic use at dairy farms

Dry and soft bedding for small calves helps them cope with a colder environment. Photo: CDMTCC

04-11-2021 | Article

How Chinese dairy farms successfully deal with cold stress

Teamwork is vital to help reduce lameness on a farm, and this includes the trimmer. Photo: Sara Pedersen

03-11-2021 | Expert opinion

Keeping up-to-date with lameness and foot trimming

Photo: VIV MEA (2018 event)

21-10-2021 | News

VIV MEA returns to Abu Dhabi

Face recognition helping prevent lameness Photo: Koos Groenewold

14-10-2021 | News

Face recognition helping prevent lameness

Pathogens & Prevention - key strategies for healthy livestock

Sunita van Es Sahota, editor special projects

29-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Staying vigilant against diseases

A digital pen and a smartphone can be used with a visitors book for an easy solution to generate useful on-farm information. Photo: Carlos Piñeiro

29-06-2020 | Article

New paradigms for disease prevention

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