Lameness in Dairy Cow Herds: Disease Aetiology, Prevention and Management
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Disease Aetiology
Risk Factors
3. Lameness Impact
3.1. Impact on Milk Yield
3.2. Additional Impacts of Lameness
4. Disease Management
Controlling Lameness towards Sustainable Food Production Goals
5. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Locomotion Score | Mobility Impact | Clinical Manifestations |
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1 | Movement is normal, equal weight on all legs [2] | None—normal gait and walking—Normal |
2 | Movement not perfect, but animal willing to move and not hindered | Gait is affected [2], limbs do not share weight, and track is affected, level back standing—Mildly lame |
3 | Movement is possible but seriously compromised | Lack of tracking, limp visible, short strides [2], arched back standing and lying, reduced milk yield and milkings—Moderately lame |
4 | Movement is greatly reduced; animal is unwillingly to move [2] | Well-defined limp, loss of tracking, always arched back, unable to put weight on affected limb [19], lying time increased, reduced milk yield and milkings—Lame |
5 | Movement is severely restricted; animal is unable to move | Short stride [2], unable to put weight on limb [19] and may have additional limbs affected, lying time increased, reduced milk yield and milkings—Severely lame |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleGarvey, Mary. 2022. "Lameness in Dairy Cow Herds: Disease Aetiology, Prevention and Management" Dairy 3, no. 1: 199-210. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy3010016