As I was working with a set of farms on a lameness project this summer, the question of footbath protocols was included in the set of intake questions. Very few of the farms included ...
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Digital Dermatitis, or Hairy Heel Wart, as most dairy farmers know it, is a painful experience for the cow, and a frustrating and costly lameness issue for the farmer. The case study I’ll share ...
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By Lindsay Ferlito, Betsy Hicks, and Margaret Quaassdorff, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists In response to these especially volatile times, producers have been faced with having to make rapid changes. These changes have led to ...
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Skimping on foot health is never a winning strategy, even in the wintertime. Lameness is a costly disease, and maintaining foot baths to stay ahead of pathogens such as hairy heel wart is a ...
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When asking producers about lameness, often the response I get is in the form of a yes/no answer. “Yes, she’s lame”, or “No, she’s not lame.” The problem with this is, lameness is not ...
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Betsy Hicks, Area Dairy Specialist with the South Central NY Dairy & Field Crops Team is enrolling herds that house their milking string in tie-stall facilities in a project evaluating the effect of tie-stall ...
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