Barriers to lameness management: What still needs to happen?

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Sara Pedersen RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production
Barriers to lameness management: What still needs to happen?
In the study, whilst hoof trimmers were seen as central in terms of lameness support, vets were less commonly viewed as having a supportive role. Some farmers valued vets in terms of their contribution at herd level. Photo: CHCSB
There’s no doubt that if we really want to tackle lameness then we need to do it as a team and, when it comes to lameness, the key stakeholders that need a seat at the table are the farmers, hoof trimmers and vets. However, despite having proven management programmes available and knowing that teamwork is what’s needed to implement these, it still isn’t happening enough at the individual farm level. So, why is this the case?


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