Survey highlights opportunities to improve foot health

The findings of the UK's largest survey of dairy cow mobility and foot health highlights there is still a significant opportunity to reduce the economic, welfare, social and environmental consequences of compromised mobility

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Survey highlights opportunities to improve foot health

The survey was commissioned by Stride, a not-for-profit industry initiative headed up by industry partners Ceva, HerdVision, IVC Farm Vets, Neogen and Zinpro. Over 350 dairy farmers completed the survey...

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