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3 Open Minutes with Albert Cousineau

January 31, 2023

Albert Cousineau recently set down the hoof knives and grinders after an impressive 42 years in business. As of Jan. 1, and nearly 200,000 cows later, Cousineau retired as one of Ontario’s staple hoof trimmers and sold the business to his son, Joël.

Research on environmental, genetic components of lameness shows promise

Lameness continues to be the cause of substantial loss on dairies. Researchers are honing in on environmental and genetic factors that contribute to lameness in order to improve animal health and well-being.

January 26, 2023

Zoey Tucker Macon

For some time now, producers have known that lameness causes major loss in the dairy industry, including both economic injury and a decline in animal health and well-being.

What have we learned after 20 years of research into footbaths?

A look at 20 years of research on footbath design, management and effectiveness to control digital dermatitis, and what still remains to be known.

October 5, 2022

Laura Solano

We have been discussing the optimum use, management and design of footbaths for about 20 years, but what evidence do we have that footbaths are effective in controlling digital dermatitis (DD)?

The risk of chronic hairy heel wart reservoirs and how to prevent them

Developing proper prevention and early treatment protocols for digital dermatitis helps gain a degree of control over this infectious claw disease.

October 5, 2022

Doerte Doepfer

Digital dermatitis (DD) affects more than 95% of cattle in husbandry systems under compromised hygienic conditions and with high cattle density.

Three D's to tackling lameness on the dairy

Dedication, data analysis and daily treatment of lame cows are common themes on dairies with less than 2% lameness. Following the three D's can address lameness woes on any size dairy.

October 5, 2022

Lee Erickson

There are no shortcuts for reducing the lameness rates on dairy farms. It takes a lot of hard work and cooperation from the dairy farm team, but it is well worth the effort to reach the goal of 1%-2% lameness on the dairy.

Do not tolerate lame cows on the dairy

Lameness can be a key indicator of animal welfare on farms, and processors are paying attention. Producers are encouraged to work with their on-farm team to create a sustainable hoof health plan.

September 12, 2022

Jenn Coyne

At any given time, 25% of dairy cows in the U.S. are lame, and more than that experience lameness at some point throughout their lactation, according to Dr. Jennifer Walker, DVM.

Footbath design: Is yours getting the job done?

February 25, 2022

Chip Hendrickson

Footbath protocols are vital to ensuring hoof health in your herd. Over the years, dairy producers across the globe have adapted their operations to have footbaths on the farm to help ward off infectious hoof disease such as digital dermatitis.

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3 Open Minutes with Albert Cousineau

Research on environmental, genetic components of lameness shows promise

What have we learned after 20 years of research into footbaths?

The risk of chronic hairy heel wart reservoirs and how to prevent them

Three D's to tackling lameness on the dairy

Do not tolerate lame cows on the dairy

Footbath design: Is yours getting the job done?

Shorter dry periods, monitoring BCS is key to transition cow period

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Research Review: Using technology to improve locomotion assessments in dairy cows

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