Prevention and control of lameness in dairy cattle.
The prevention and control of lameness are essential if a dairy herd is to return a profit. Breeding, feeding, housing, and management practices are all involved, and errors or omissions in any of these areas can result in catastrophic lameness. An accurate diagnosis and proper treatment are necessary to minimize losses when lameness occurs.
D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male