Firm Steps: Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle

Firm Steps: Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle helps you detect lameness early, so you can take the necessary action to improve the welfare of your cattle and reduce the severity of your financial losses. Learn how to gait score by looking at seven specific behaviors that indicate lameness.

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This resource will help you:

detect lameness in your dairy herd at an early stage
take steps to fix the problem
reduce the severity and cost of lameness
improve the welfare of your dairy cattle

Learn how to gait score by looking at 7 specific behaviors that indicate lameness:

reluctance to bear weight
irregular stepping
poor tracking
jerky head movement
joint stiffness
rear leg lateral movement
arched back

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This information published to the web on February 13, 2018.
Last Reviewed/Revised on February 5, 2019.