Dairy
Keeping mortellaro cases to a minimum at this time of year
Mortellaro (also known as digital dermatitis) is an infectious disease that affects the skin close to the hoof and is...
Digital Dermatitis
Dairy
The importance of regular footbathing as housing nears
We are now nearing the housed period for cows. With many herds now housing cattle by night, footbathing your herd...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy
Lameness education needed and mobility index should be a KPI
Securing cow longevity and mobility through good cow welfare measures, early detection of lameness and basic prevention measures in an...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Regular foot bathing to limit lameness
At this time of the year, it can be difficult to stay on top of lameness issues and foot bathing...
Dairy Technical
Dealing with mortellaro within your herd
Mortellaro is an issue that many cattle farmers have to deal with; it is a stubborn hoof disease that can...
Dairy Technical
Footbathing to keep lameness under control within your herd
To control, manage and treat infectious lameness on farms, footbathing of herds is required – especially during the housed period...
Dairy Technical
Dealing with digital dermatitis during housed period
Housing has begun on most farms across the country, which is when farmers often sees issues, such as digital dermatitis,...
Dairy Technical
Controlling digital dermatitis during the housed period
Digital dermatitis – also known as Mortellaro’s disease – often rears its head on farms during the housed period, when...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy Technical
Could mortellaro be the root of your lameness issues?
Mortellaro, Digital Dermatitis or Italian footrot, is a stubborn hoof disease that can occur on all cattle farms. Once the...
Dairy
Low body condition score predisposes dairy cows to lameness
There is a strong link between body condition score (BCS) and cows’ predisposition to lameness, according to UK veterinarian Roger...
Dairy
'Heifer care often overlooked in digital dermatitis management'
Heifer care is often overlooked when it comes to digital dermatitis management, experts say. Digital dermatitis often leads to lameness,...