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Research on the effects of exercise on first lactation lameness, carried out at Massey University, New Zealand, has attempted to reduce levels experienced by dairy heifers using exercise in the rearing period. Photo: Peter Roek

28-02 | News

UK: funding for cow lameness and productivity

Calving difficulty is linked to lameness occurrence and impacts milk quality traits in dairy cows. Photo: Henk Riswick

06-12-2022 | Article

Calving difficulty influences lameness and milk composition

Lameness is a huge issue for the UK dairy industry, with between a fifth and a quarter of cattle affected, costing the industry around £53.5 million a year. Photo: Henk Riswick

27-09-2022 | Article

Low-cost thermal image devices to detect cow lameness

Claw overgrowth occurs when horn production happens faster than it wears. This affects weight bearing within and between the claws. Photo: Mark Pasveer

09-09-2022 | Article

The role of cow claw trimming on welfare and profitability

Rubber remains an interesting alternative surface to the natural ones. Photo: Hans Prinsen

05-09-2022 | Article

What is the best surface to prevent lameness in dairy cows?

The study, which is being carried out by agricultural consultants ADAS and Qa Research, is investigating different design options for potential animal welfare incentive schemes Defra are considering. Photo: Ronald Hissink

08-06-2022 | News

UK: Rewarding higher animal welfare on dairy farms

Research has indicated that NSAIDs do play an important role in the treatment of digital dermatitis resulting in reduced pain, improved mobility scores and increased milk yields. Photo: Mark Pasveer

25-05-2022 | Expert opinion

NSAIDs – a solution to treating digital dermatitis?

Hoof infections are more common where pastures are on underlying clay than in sandy, chalky, or limestone areas. Constantly wet hooves become soft and more easily damaged. Photo: Canva

22-03-2022 | Article

7 nutritional tips for controlling lameness

Antennae in the enclosures pick up signals from the sensors, allowing them to monitor what all the cows are up to: where the cows are walking, how active they are and what behaviour they are displaying, such as standing up or lying down. Photo: Hans Prinsen

22-03-2022 | News

Automatic lameness detection at the touch of a button

Digital dermatitis: Treating cows with ketoprofen

17-03-2022 | News

Digital dermatitis: Treating cows with ketoprofen

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

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

Face recognition helping prevent lameness Photo: Koos Groenewold

14-10-2021 | News

Face recognition helping prevent lameness

Barriers to lameness management: What still needs to happen?

28-09-2021 | Expert opinion

Barriers to lameness management: What still needs to happen?

Photo: Mark Pasveer

24-08-2021 | Article

Milk flow traits as biomarkers of lameness

Grazing pastures, feedlots and areas for growing crops for herd nourishment are important elements of the operation. - Photo: Ronald Hissink

28-07-2021 | Expert opinion

How to maximise your dairy farm’s profit margins