Dairy
Keeping mortellaro cases to a minimum at this time of year
Mortellaro (also known as digital dermatitis) is an infectious disease that affects the skin close to the hoof and is...
Digital Dermatitis
N.Ireland
The importance of regular footbathing as housing nears
We are now nearing the housed period for cows. With many herds now housing cattle by night, footbathing your herd...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Regular foot bathing to limit lameness
At this time of the year, it can be difficult to stay on top of lameness issues and foot bathing...
Dairy
Dealing with mortellaro within your herd
Mortellaro is an issue that many cattle farmers have to deal with; it is a stubborn hoof disease that can...
Dairy
Footbathing to keep lameness under control within your herd
To control, manage and treat infectious lameness on farms, footbathing of herds is required – especially during the housed period...
Dairy
Controlling digital dermatitis during the housed period
Digital dermatitis - also known as Mortellaro's disease - often rears its head on farms during the housed period, when...
Dairy
Low body condition score predisposes dairy cows to lameness
There is a strong link between body condition score (BCS) and cows’ predisposition to lameness, according to UK veterinarian Roger...
Dairy
'Heifer care often overlooked in digital dermatitis management'
Heifer care is often overlooked when it comes to digital dermatitis management, experts say. Digital dermatitis often leads to lameness,...
