Dairy-Tech: Team approach needed to improve mobility and foot health

Developing a team approach and empowering that team to adopt a ‘measure, manage and monitor' mantra is key

Katie Jones
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Dairy-Tech: Team approach needed to improve mobility and foot health

Speaking at the Innovation Hub at this year's Dairy-Tech event, Matt Dobbs, chair of the Stride Mobility Technical Board, said: "Firstly, we need to measure to get a picture of where your herd is in terms...

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