Mobility Scorers News Today

Mobility scoring is essential to identify lameness early within your dairy herd yet about 30% of dairy cows in the UK score 2 and 3 for lameness, data

Tackling lameness in the dairy herd at SRUC’s Barony Campus is very much a team effort when the condition is recognised as a major welfare concern…

Derwent Vale Farm Vets tailor a range of services to individual farms’ needs, supporting every dairy cow to fulfil their potential.

· Reduced walking speed Early detection of lameness is key to controlling mobility problems. The most effective way to achieve this is through regular mobility scoring the score system can detect lameness early thus resulting in treatment before the problem becomes a major issue. Detecting and treating a lame cow early maximises the chance of that cow becoming sound again, the longer a lameness is left the poorer the chance of success with treatment. Mobility scoring has a scoring range fr...

MOVES to support dairy cattle health and welfare include a new emphasis on preventing lameness.

Flooring improvements help dairy unit cut lameness by 10% >More in © Jenn Davies New housing for 400 cows and improvements to older buildings at Grant Hartman’s dairy farm have done much to improve cow comfort and lameness. Cubicles have deep sand beds, suitable dimensions and enough lunge space. However, poor-quality flooring across some parts of the dairy unit has continued to cause mobility problems. Sand is abrasive and can polish...