Keratins are the characteristic structural proteins of the highly cornified epidermis of the skin,
feathers, and hoof. Keratin proteins provide the structural basis for the unique properties of …

Infertility in dairy cattle is a complex, multi-factorial problem that cannot be evaluated in
isolation of other diseases and disorders. Clearly there is a role for the prevention of …

This paper investigates the impact of lameness on milk yield. The dataset includes
approximately 8000 test-day milk yields from 900 cows on five farms in Gloucester, UK …

Foot disorders are an important health problem in dairy cattle, in terms of economics and
animal welfare. The incidence, severity, and duration of foot disorders account for their …

Objective—To determine the prevalence of lameness as a function of season (summer vs
winter), housing type (free stalls vs tie stalls), and stall surface (sand vs any other surface) …

Previous work has hypothesised that cows in low body condition become lame. We tested
this in a prospective longitudinal study. Body condition score (BCS), causes of lameness …

An 'early threshold'protocol for treating cows within 48h of being detected lame in one or
more hind limbs at fortnightly mobility scoring was tested on a randomly selected group of …

Foot disorders are the main cause of dairy cow lameness and are considered to have a
major impact on the welfare of dairy cattle. This study adopts a modeling approach, using a …

Background Tie-stall housing of dairy cows is used extensively worldwide, despite of the
welfare concerns regarding the restriction of voluntary movement and limitation of …

To investigate the association between locomotion score and types of hoof lesion, cows from
91 selected dairy herds in southern Chile were studied. The locomotion score was recorded …