7 nutritional tips for controlling lameness

Bovine lameness in cattle is one of the key endemic diseases causing health and welfare problems and production losses. Approximately 85% of the cases of lameness are due to foot health problems such as sole ulcer, digital dermatitis, foot rot, deep infection, and laminitis, with only 15% due to lesions elsewhere on the limb. The magnitude of the economic loss resulting from lameness in dairy units is very similar in different countries, mostly varying between €40-50 per cow. This loss may