Simple Summary Benchmarking is an assessment process that compares an individual
entity to their peer group and the 'best in class'. The goal is to motivate for improvement, eg …

Increasing shortages and costs of common bedding materials have led dairy farmers in
Sweden to consider using recycled manure solids (RMS), which are readily available and …

Lameness is an important production disease in dairy cows worldwide and has detrimental
effects on cows' welfare, production, and reproductive performance, thus affecting the …

Simple Summary In this study, 24 first-lactation Holstein cows were evaluated to investigate
how different levels of diet-induced subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) during early lactation …

Simple Summary Lesions of the digits and associated lameness in cattle can not only cause
pain and therefore impair animal welfare, but can also result in economic losses. Frequent …

The efficacy of salicylic acid paste (SA) in the treatment of ulcerative bovine digital dermatitis
(BDD) was assessed by combining clinical and histopathological analyses with molecular …

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a painful infectious disease in dairy cattle that causes ulcerative
lesions of the skin just above the coronary band, mainly of the hind legs. Estimates for DD …

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a bovine claw disease responsible for ulcerative lesions on the
planar aspect of the hoof. DD is associated with massive herd outbreaks of lameness and …

Simple Summary Lameness has high economic and welfare cost to the UK dairy industry;
accurate and early detection of lameness minimises this cost. Thermal imaging devices can …

Simple Summary Lameness in dairy cattle is mainly caused by affection of the under feet.
This affection can be caused by an infection of the skin (eg, digital dermatitis or interdigital …