Clinical Lameness in Dairy Cows in the Midwestern United States

A Preliminary Report

Authors

  • S. J. Wells Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • A. M. Trent Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19906817

Keywords:

lameness, economic cost, milk loss, culling, treatment costs, prevention costs

Abstract

The economic cost of lameness in dairy cattle has recently been reported as $7.69 per cow at risk of lameness (per cow in the herd) per year.1 This work, from herds with a 5% reported annual incidence of lameness, listed losses from culling, treatment and prevention costs, and death, but failed to include milk loss other than that from withheld milk due to treatment.

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Published

1990-09-13

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Research Summaries