Lameness is one of the most important endemic diseases of cattle, particularly in the dairy
sector. It has a significant impact on health and welfare and leads to a range of production …

The estimated cost (in today's US dollars) of clinical lameness in dairy cattle approaches
$500 per case. 1 Less finite is the actual welfare cost of a problem, such as lameness …

Lameness is a severe welfare problem and a production-limiting disease in dairy farming.
The objectives of this study were to determine prevalence of lameness and investigate cow …

Foot disorders are costly health disorders in dairy farms, and their prevalence is related to
several factors such as breed, nutrition, and farmer's management strategy. Very few …

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 …

Lameness is widely recognized as one of the most serious welfare and production concerns
in the dairy industry. Our objectives were to evaluate the associations between lying …

The aims of this study were (1) to estimate the phenotypic association between different
degrees of severity of claw disorders and production, fertility performance, and longevity in …

Lameness is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting the welfare of cows in modern
dairy production. Lameness leads to behavioral changes in severely lame cows, which have …

Data were obtained from studies in Australia, Canada, and the United States using
individual cow data from 28,230 Holstein cows to evaluate associations between parity and …

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 …