Our Healthy Hoof Advisers can help you reduce lameness on your farm
Our team of Healthy Hoof Advisers assesses your herd’s hoof health by analyzing various factors, such as the farm’s tracks, shed layout, and management practices. We collaborate with you to identify and assess the potential risks for your farm and provide practical, cost-effective recommendations to minimize the occurrence of lameness in your herd.
Herd Health Veterinarian, Headlands Farm Consultant, InCalf Adviser, Healthy Hoof Provider, Accredited Advanced Mastitis Advisor, Accredited Body Condition Score Assessor
Veterinarian, Body Condition Scorer Calibration Assessor, InCalf Adviser, Healthy Hoof Adviser
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What does Body Condition Score have to do with lameness?
As we all know, mature cows need to calve in body condition score 5 and first and second calvers in body condition score 5.5. These targets are based on the production and reproductive benefits of these calving body condition scores – cows in their last month of...
Act now to prevent lameness
Lameness is stressful – for you and your cows. Identifying and intervening early will benefit your cow’s health and reduce lameness costs (stress, time and lost production). How will putting a lameness prevention plan in place impact my bottom line? The...
Lame cows are late cows
This is a bold statement, but some well-documented research facts about lameness will influence a cow’s overall performance in the herd: It's a vicious cycle: The reduction in energy intake often starts before lameness is even detected. This will lead to production...