Herd Level Risk Factors for Non-infectious and Infectious causes of Lameness for Ontario Dairy Herds

Authors

  • Gerard Cramer Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Kerry Lissemore Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Dave Kelton Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Chuck Guard Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • Ken Leslie Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20054852

Keywords:

Lameness, welfare, management system, risk factor, claw lesions

Abstract

Lameness is one of the most important issues facing the dairy industry, both in terms of production costs and public perception of dairy cow welfare. To assist bovine practitioners in making recommendations that reduce or prevent lameness, there is a need for knowledge about the prevalence of lameness and a more complete understanding of the factors that contribute to lameness in different North American management systems. The objective of this project was to determine the effect of selected risk factors on the prevalence of infectious and non-infectious claw lesions on dairy farms in Ontario.

Cover image of the 38th Conference Proceedings: A cow nuzzles her newborn calf in a stall with straw bedding. Both are content. Yellow background.

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Published

2005-09-24

Issue

2005

Section

Research Summaries 3

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