Managing on-farm risk factors is key to preventing cases of both foul in the foot and corkscrew claw in the dairy herd
An all-encompassing approach which starts before a heifer is even born has helped Stowell Farms reduce their average age at first calving by two months in the last three years
Outstanding fertility is underpinning the development of the dairy business run by the Daniel family in East Cornwall
The old adage, ‘if you can't measure it, you can't manage it', is highly appropriate when it comes to weighing routines for youngstock.