Livestock Matters
farm animal veterinary consultancy
Dairy Services
Livestock Matters has a wealth of experience in helping farmers to manage dairy herds: mastitis, poor fertility and lameness can be a worry. Advice is also available on the more general problems of nutrition and herd health.
Lameness
Dairy cow lameness is a major cost in terms of productivity and welfare. Regular foot trimming is important but to reduce lameness in the herd other areas need looking at
- Cow environment
- Cow management
- Nutrition
Livestock Matters can help – our lameness service includes
- Analysis of foot trimming and lameness records
- Mobility Scoring
- Assessment of risk factors for lameness at a farm visit
- Working with your foot trimmer or vet to reduce lameness
Mastitis
Natalie has in-depth experience of mastitis investigation read more...
Nutrition
Nutrition affects many areas of dairy performance read more...
Fertility
Most dairies use some form of pregnancy diagnosis read more...
Herd Health Planning
It is extremely important for dairy farmers to identify areas in which health problems are affecting profitability. read more...