Health

27 April 2020

Top tips for mobility mentors about incorporating the Healthy Feet Programme into their work

27 April 2020

An economic review of the costs of lameness estimated the average lameness event costs in the region of £330.

15 December 2023

Regularly scoring your cows for mobility is the first step towards reducing lameness in your herd.

15 December 2023

Use this three-step method to help you to identify any cows that need attention.

27 April 2020

Salicylic acid is widely used, especially by hoof trimmers. However, care is required to stay the right side of the law.

15 December 2023

Find out how to mobility score your dairy cows

20 April 2020

Liver fluke is a parasite that effects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage pose a risk to livestock

4 January 2024

How to body condition score cows

16 April 2020

Investigating new systems which will make beef cattle more efficient to produce, less damaging to the environment and yet still more cost-effective for farmers

17 April 2020

Preventing Digital Dermatitis (DD) infection pre-calving and minimising body condition score loss post-calving are a must to ensure optimum foot health in an animal’s first lactation and beyond.

17 April 2020

Weighing heifers vital as grass quality takes toll

6 January 2021

Disinfection and hot washing crucial to prevent Crypto spread from calf jackets.

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