Sole ulcers persist as one of the major causes of lameness in dairy cattle in the UK. For both animal welfare and economic reasons, minimising the ...

With all these factors involved, Walz notes it is important for cattle producers to identify lameness early, establish an accurate diagnosis and institute the appropriate treatment. To help spot lame ...

Dr. AJ Tarpoff, Extension beef veterinarian at Kansas State University, said multiple factors can cause lameness in cattle out in the pasture. Tarpoff spoke April 15 during the Cattle Conversations ...

AMES – Iowa State University veterinarians have uncovered new insight into the development of a foot disease in cows that causes more lameness than any other malady. Bovine digital dermatitis, a ...

MANHATTAN, KAN. -- At any given time between 10 and 20 percent of cattle in the United States are afflicted with lameness, making it one of the most common ailments affecting feedlot and stocker ...

Digital dermatitis, also known as Bovine Digital Dermatitis (BDD) or hairy heel warts, is a contagious infectious disease causing painful lesions and lameness in cattle. The disease is multifactorial, ...

Foot rot is an infection that causes swelling, heat, and inflammation in the foot, resulting in severe lameness that occurs suddenly. Dr. Randall Raymond, Director of Research and Veterinary Services ...

In basic terms an animal that cannot walk properly suffers from a kind of lameness. This condition points to a health problem with the animal’s locomotion system specifically the hind and fore limbs.

WINDHOEK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Namibia said on Wednesday that it had temporarily banned the cross-border movement of cattle into and out of northern neighbour Angola due to an outbreak of highly ...