Somerset: Taking steps to enhance cow mobility

This event, part of our Confident Strides series, will help you take steps to enhance your herd’s mobility while cows are housed and at the same time boost profits and public perception.

Lameness is expensive, requires additional time and treatment costs, and leads to lower yields and a shorter productive cow lifespan.

This event offers practical, actionable ideas you can implement on your farm to improve cow welfare, even when time and resources are tight.

You’ll hear from mobility mentor, Rosie Lyle, who will share best practices to identify and apply the right solutions for your cows, and learn how progress has been made at Wells Hill Bottom Farm.

This event will cover

• The key factors affecting cow mobility while housed
• Managing cows on concrete
• Practical ideas for reducing lameness, including footbathing and trimming protocols
• Safe cow movement through feed, handling, and housing areas
• The benefits of the Healthy Feet programme and lessons from Wells Hill Bottom Farm

If you want to create a future where your cows move with confidence and ease, leading to happier and healthier lives, then this meeting is for you.

Note: The meeting will start at Wells Hill Bottom Farm and then move to Hunt Forest Group, Green Ore Depot Green Ore, Wells, Somerset BA5 3ER.