Health & Nutrition

Visual lameness scoring is the most common method to evaluate lameness, as it is easy to use and cheap to implement, but it is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Photo: Shutterstock

01-12-2021 | Article

Automatic lameness detection: Lame vs sound gait

Photo: Gerd Altmann I Pixabay

30-11-2021 | News

Dairy Diary: November business update

A research project will focus on a new approach to feeding ruminants and aims to enhance productivity, sustainability, animal health and welfare. Photo: jcomp

29-11-2021 | News

A new approach to feeding dairy cows is underway

Sustainable pathways to animal protein production are needed to prevent harmful and potentially irreversible damage to our planet. Photo: Michel Zoeter

26-11-2021 | Article

Sustainable dairy with greater efficiency

The potential of feeding varying amounts of almond hulls to lactating dairy cows was investigated using 12 Holstein cows with 4 primiparous and 8 multiparous cows. Photo: Canva

25-11-2021 | Article

Almond hulls support high performance in dairy cows

Photo: Shutterstock

23-11-2021 | News

Post-Brexit trade concerns: Antibiotics in imported dairy

Not all farms are the same. This aspect should not be overlooked by trimmers. Photo: Mark Pasveer

22-11-2021 | Article

What you need to know about hoof over-trimming in dairy cows

Dairy cows that are restricted from lying down have a reduced ability to sleep, causing negative welfare implications. Photo: Hans Prinsen

19-11-2021 | Article

Impact of lying and sleep deprivation on dairy cows

Neolac is an ambitious research and development program to reduce the economic, health and ecological impact of one of the three main breeding pathologies in the dairy sector: udder infections at all physiological stages of the cow. Photo: Canva

18-11-2021 | News

France: Phytogenics to reduce antibiotic use at dairy farms

Photo: Mark Pasveer

12-11-2021 | News

UK seaweed trials on dairy farms aim to slash methane

Cow health

Routine dairy testing is a proven way to improve product quality and production efficiency. Photo: Daniel Schwarz

24-08-2020 | Article

New advancements in udder health management

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a global cause of dairy cow lameness. Photo: Dr Guatteo

11-08-2020 | Article

New treatments for digital dermatitis

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