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A recent survey of 6,000 cows in Northern Ireland by AHBI at Hillsborough concluded that one third of all Northern Ireland herds had lameness problems, costing over €250 per case of lameness.

Russ Daly, Extension veterinarian and state public health veterinarian for SDSU Extension, discusses common causes for cattle lameness and how producers should go about treating it in their herds.

The GB Dairy Cow Lameness Manifesto, developed by the Dairy Cattle Mobility Steering Group and supported by Ruminant Health & ...

“Lameness continues to be a major cattle health and welfare challenge facing UK producers. It impacts herd fertility, productivity, profitability and sustainability, and lameness losses contribute to ...

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