Lameness in dairy cows has major negative impacts on animal welfare and production
economy. While previous studies have evaluated the prevalence of lameness in single …

Locomotion scoring is time consuming and is not commonly completed on farms. Farmers
also underestimate their herds' lameness prevalence, a knowledge gap that impedes …

The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to determine the prevalence and
distribution of foot lesions and associated cow-and herd-level risk factors in dairy cows in …

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 …

As livestock production systems have changed to intensive commercial structures to meet
the increasing demand for animal-based products, there has been an increase in food …

Background Lameness in dairy cows has been an ongoing concern of great relevance to
animal welfare and productivity in modern dairy production. Many studies have examined …

Assessment of quality of life (QoL) is an important, increasingly popular outcome measure in
veterinary research and practice, particularly in dogs. In humans, QoL is commonly …

Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL; sole hemorrhage, sole ulcer, and white line disease)
cause a large proportion of lameness in dairy cattle, yet their etiopathogenesis remains …

Interventions aimed at improving animal welfare on farms may be more successful if greater
attention is paid to the points of view of farmers. For example, understanding how different …

Lameness is one of the most significant endemic disease problems facing the dairy industry.
Claw horn lesions (principally sole hemorrhage, sole ulcer, and white line disease) are …