Transponders monitor cow activity to support lameness management

Lameness has an impact on milk production, welfare and herd profitability. It is a serious problem in many dairy herds worldwide. One of the major causes of feet problems is a lack of lying time for the cows. A new monitoring system provides insight, enabling specific adjustments in the cows environment to improve lying time and subsequently hoof health. Lameness is being poorly monitored on many farms in comparison to mastitis and fertility. “That is a problem,” says Dr Jan Lievaar