One important objective for animal welfare is to maintain animals free from pain, injury or
disease. Therefore, detecting and evaluating the intensity of animal pain is crucial. As …

The first article to describe the macroscopic appearance of a large number of DD lesions
was done on 10 California dairies by Read and Walker in 1998. 1 A majority of the lesions …

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 …

Previous research has suggested that temperature at the coronary band increases in the
presence of claw horn lesions in dairy cattle. However the reliability of using infrared …

The importance of lameness in primiparous dairy heifers is increasingly recognised.
Although it is accepted that clinical lameness in any lactation increases the risk of future …

It has been demonstrated that low body condition and previous occurrence of lameness
increase the risk of future lameness in dairy cows. To date the population attributable …

Bovine digital dermatitis (DD) is a leading cause of lameness in dairy cattle in the United
States, with prevalence estimates as high as 30%. Whereas clinical lesions have been well …

Bovine Digital Dermatitis (DD) is a leading cause of lameness in dairy cattle. DD is
reportedly increasing in prevalence in beef cattle feedlots of the US. The exact etiologic …

The objective of this study was to estimate the association between digital dermatitis (DD)
lesions and test-day milk yield (TDY) in dairy cows, taking into account the severity of the …

The objectives of this study were to describe the lying behavior of primiparous dairy cows
under pasture-based systems during the pre-and postcalving period and characterize the …