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I see these animals being bred every year to produce ever more milk, which is putting their bodies under strain. they get higher rates of lameness. its already 30% amongst british dairy cattle and its a very painful condition in the later stages. i showed the footage to vet roger blowey, who i met on the farm in gloucestershire. it would be unusual to find a dairy herd without any lameness, er, like common cold in man. the two factors that probably most affect lameness in cattle is, first of all...

We havent been here long when theres news that a cow is in labour. we head over to the calving shed. do you know how long shes been showing signs, alec? about an hour, hour and a half. how long would you leave it before you maybe intervene? yeah, about this time, hour and a half, two hours. 0h, right, here we go. on examining the cow, theres a surprise in store. now that alec�*s examined it, he finds its got... theres two heads there. so its a twin birth. calving plays a vital part in the milk...

We havent been here long when theres news that a cow is in labour. we head over to the calving shed. do you know how long shes been showing signs, alec? about an hour, hour and a half. how long would you leave it before you maybe intervene? yeah, about this time, hour and a half, two hours. oh, right, here we go. on examining the cow, theres a surprise in store. now that alec�*s examined it, he finds its got... theres, theres two heads there. so, its a twin birth. calving plays a vital part in...

I see these animals being bred every year to produce ever more milk, which is putting their bodies under strain. they get higher rates of lameness. it�*s already 30% amongst british dairy cattle and it�*s a very painful condition in the later stages. i showed the footage to vet roger blowey, who i met on the farm in gloucestershire. it would be unusual to find a dairy herd without any lameness, er, like common cold in man. the two factors that probably most affect lameness in cattle is, firs...

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