Examination and control of lameness in dairy herds |
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| Authors: | R.N. Chesterton |
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| Affiliation: | Inglewood Veterinary Group (Inc.) , PO Box 7, Inglewood, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Extract Lameness is a significant problem in dairy herds in New Zealand. It affects production and causes cows to lose weight. If antibiotics are used, milk has to be withheld from the vat. Cows may go into extended anoestrus and some which fail to conceive have to be culled. Even in its mildest form lameness is an inconvenience to the normal management of the herd. |
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| Keywords: | Trichosurus vulpecula brushtail possum Mycobacterium bovis bovine tuberculosis pest control epidemiology culling |
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