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Researchers examined the association of claw anatomy and sole temperature with the development of claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL). Photo: Canva
05-12-2023 | News

Lame cows: Importance of sole thickness in preventing lesions

The amino acids cysteine and methionine, which contain sulphur, are essential for promoting the structural and functional integrity of the hoof.
11-08-2023 | Article

Maintaining hoof health through nutrition

EuroTier: A spotlight on dairy innovations
24-11-2022 | News

EuroTier: A spotlight on dairy innovations

Lameness is a huge issue for the UK dairy industry, with between a fifth and a quarter of cattle affected, costing the industry around £53.5 million a year. Photo: Henk Riswick
27-09-2022 | Article

Low-cost thermal image devices to detect cow lameness

Claw overgrowth occurs when horn production happens faster than it wears. This affects weight bearing within and between the claws. Photo: Mark Pasveer
09-09-2022 | Article

The role of cow claw trimming on welfare and profitability

Rubber remains an interesting alternative surface to the natural ones. Photo: Hans Prinsen
05-09-2022 | Article

What is the best surface to prevent lameness in dairy cows?

Hoof infections are more common where pastures are on underlying clay than in sandy, chalky, or limestone areas. Constantly wet hooves become soft and more easily damaged. Photo: Canva
22-03-2022 | Article

7 nutritional tips for controlling lameness

Antennae in the enclosures pick up signals from the sensors, allowing them to monitor what all the cows are up to: where the cows are walking, how active they are and what behaviour they are displaying, such as standing up or lying down. Photo: Hans Prinsen
22-03-2022 | News

Automatic lameness detection at the touch of a button

Competition among dairy cattle for feed space may cause stress, production losses and health issues. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
21-03-2022 | Article

How do cows perform under different housing systems?

Digital dermatitis: Treating cows with ketoprofen
17-03-2022 | News

Digital dermatitis: Treating cows with ketoprofen

Although the vast majority of farmers were implementing preventive trimming, there was a large variation in terms of when this was undertaken both in terms of frequency and also its timing within the management cycle. Photo: Henk Riswick
16-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Research: What do farmers want to know about hoof trimming?

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

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

Teamwork is vital to help reduce lameness on a farm, and this includes the trimmer. Photo: Sara Pedersen
03-11-2021 | Expert opinion

Keeping up-to-date with lameness and foot trimming