What does lameness cost dairy farmers? Lameness could cost dairy farmers up to £13,600 (US$18,720) a year in decreased milk yield. Therefore, early...
SURVEY: Help us! Health Tool launching Soon Dairy Global will launch a Health Tool on dairyglobal.net. This tool will feature the main dairy cow...
Late gestation hoof trimming increases abortion risk A study has shown that hoof trimming during the late gestation period, ups the chances of abortion in dairy cows.
How lame dairy cows can recover better A recent study concludes that lame cows can recover better when housed in hospital pens. The study was carried...
Australia: Zoetis sees strong growth in genomic testing Genomic testing is still in the early stages of adoption on dairy farms in Australia. But this financial year...
Automatic lameness detection in cows John Gardenier used commercial off-the-shelf Microsoft Kinect 3D cameras to set up a good working system of...
Importance of managing digital dermatitis in youngstock The amount of scientific research focusing on lameness has increased rapidly over the last decade, and the...
Cow foot health: Get protocols right at housing Recent wet weather means cows’ feet may be softer at housing, which can lead to an increased risk of bruising...
Webinar: New insights into SARA and Transition Challenges The upcoming webinar hosted by Dairy Global in cooperation with Biomin, will look at recent research on Subacute...
How to maximise your dairy farm’s profit margins Profitability is not based only on the number of cows you have or even cow production rates.
The digital cushion and its role in lameness The last few years has seen us add significantly to our knowledge surrounding the digital cushion in the cow’s...
Tackling dairy farming problems from the ‘bottom up’ Sharing knowledge and ideas is crucial when it comes to tackling problems in the dairy industry. But is there a...
Dairy cow trim visit: How to get your money’s worth Dairy farmers in Great Britain receive regular visits from the foot trimmer, as part of lameness management. But...
Cow lameness and hoof care: New ideas and changes explored This year has seen the cancellation of many of the exciting conferences and congresses that had been planned...
Collaboration is key in tackling lameness The saying goes ‘there’s no I in team’ and this is never truer than when it comes to tackling lameness. Lameness...
Advancing frontiers of nutrition and immunology in dairy... ‘I have no energy’. Flu is exhausting. Millions of immunological cells are rushing to your lungs like a...
Tackling lameness: What does the evidence say? Whilst the primary goal is preventing lameness in the first instance, when cows do go lame the evidence is very...
New insights with collars transforming dairy farming Machine learning with data from GPS-enabled collars will unlock insights in dairy farming that haven't been...
How farmer perceptions and automation impact lameness Though lameness poses a serious threat to dairy herds, farmers fail to see it as such. Automated detection is...
Lameness: A look at fertility, milk production and control Bovine lameness in cattle is one of the key endemic diseases causing health and welfare problems and production...
Can floor type affect cattle performance? Although much work has been done to investigate the effects of various environmental factors on animal health...
Can milk be an animal health indicator? A group of Dutch researchers have started a project to collect milk samples to find out if the milk from fresh...
Hoof care systems awarded for animal welfare 2 systems, focused on early prevention and identifying hoof illnesses in cattle have been awarded with the...
Artificial intelligence for better lameness control Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have developed an early detection method for cow lameness. Dairy Global...