Lameness Part 1: Identification Dairy Insight.

This publication is the first in a series of three Dairy Insight publications exploring lameness in dairy cows.

Lameness in dairy herds remains one of the biggest health costs, with the implications of a case of lameness reaching far beyond the costs of treatment, time and reduced yield. The estimated cost per average herd is £11,057.

November 2023

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