Queen’s mastitis and lameness study to aim to reduce dairy antibiotics use January 21, 2021 Dairy Three Northern Ireland organisations have joined forces to launch a research project to tackle bovine mastitis and lameness in a bid to reduce…
Vet advises farmers to ‘carefully manage cattle lameness’ November 8, 2020 Beef As cattle are being housed for the winter period, farmers are advised to carefully manage lameness within the herd. Cattle lameness has been…
Lameness: What can farmers do about it? January 24, 2020 N.Ireland Lameness is a huge problem on sheep farms, especially this time of the year when animals are being housed and when in-lamb ewes…
What impact will the hot summer have had on your cows’ feet? October 10, 2018 Dairy The hot, dry weather of the summer and lower than normal feed quality have the potential to cause greater lameness problems heading into…
Learn the essentials of calf rearing in one day July 1, 2018 Beef A new, one-day course teaching the basics of how to care for, house and feed a calf is one of many short livestock…
Low body condition score predisposes dairy cows to lameness February 11, 2017 Dairy There is a strong link between body condition score (BCS) and cows’ predisposition to lameness, according to UK veterinarian Roger Blowey. This association…
‘Almost one in five dairy cows will succumb to lameness each year’ December 29, 2016 Dairy Approximately 20% of dairy cows in Ireland will succumb to one form or other of lameness problem during any 12-month period, according to…
