Firm Steps: Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle

 
 
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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.