Lameness is a leading animal welfare concern in the dairy industry. Multiple stakeholders
are involved in lameness management on a dairy farm, including farmers, hoof trimmers …

Lameness assessments are commonly conducted at a single point in time, but such
assessments are subject to multiple sources of error. We conducted a longitudinal study …

Simple Summary Benchmarking is an assessment process that compares an individual
entity to their peer group and the 'best in class'. The goal is to motivate for improvement, eg …

Typical dairy cow lameness actions are only several seconds in duration and exhibit
characteristic spatiotemporal structures. Manual lameness detection poses several …

Lameness is one of the most pressing health and welfare problems in cattle, especially on
dairy farms. The most common cause of lameness is claw pathology, often due to lack of …

Lameness is a detrimental health and welfare concern of dairy cattle with high prevalence in
North American herds. As a practical and farm-specific approach toward its mitigation in …

In this longitudinal study, we tested the hypothesis that cows that are lame around dry-off are
at increased risk of transition diseases (TD), including metritis, subclinical ketosis (SCK) …

Lameness has been extensively studied in lactating cows, whereas few studies have
reported on lameness during the dry period. We conducted a prospective longitudinal study …

Lameness in dairy cattle is a highly prevalent condition that impacts on the health and
welfare of dairy cows. Prompt detection and implementation of effective treatment is …

The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence of hoof lesions, their
relationship with lameness, and associated risk factors in dairy cows in Peninsular Malaysia …