Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of foot trimming before and after first calving on subsequent lameness episodes and productivity in dairy heifers

Mahendran, S A; Huxley, J N; Chang, Y M; Burnell, M; Barrett, D C; Whay, H R; Blackmore, T L; Mason, C S; Bell, N J

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.01.011

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Randomised positive control trial of NSAID and antimicrobial treatment for calf fever caused by pneumonia (2017)
Journal Article
Mahendran, S. A., Booth, R. E., Burge, M., & Bell, N. J. (2017). Randomised positive control trial of NSAID and antimicrobial treatment for calf fever caused by pneumonia. Veterinary Record, 181(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104057

One hundred and fifty-four preweaning calves were followed between May and October 2015. Calves were fitted with continuous monitoring temperature probes (TempVerified FeverTag), programmed so a flashing light emitting diode (LED) light was triggered... Read More about Randomised positive control trial of NSAID and antimicrobial treatment for calf fever caused by pneumonia.

Effect of a prewash on footbath contamination: a randomised control trial (2017)
Journal Article
Manning, A. D., Mahendran, S. A., Hurst, B. S., Blackmore, T. L., & Bell, N. J. (2017). Effect of a prewash on footbath contamination: a randomised control trial. Veterinary Record, 180(5), 121. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103922

Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of foot trimming before and after first calving on subsequent lameness episodes and productivity in dairy heifers (2017)
Journal Article
Mahendran, S. A., Huxley, J. N., Chang, Y. M., Burnell, M., Barrett, D. C., Whay, H. R., Blackmore, T. L., Mason, C. S., & Bell, N. J. (2017). Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of foot trimming before and after first calving on subsequent lameness episodes and productivity in dairy heifers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.01.011

The objective of this study was to assess both independent and combined effects of routine foot trimming of heifers at 3 weeks pre-calving and 100 days post calving on the first lactation lameness and lactation productivity. A total of 419 pre-calvin... Read More about Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of foot trimming before and after first calving on subsequent lameness episodes and productivity in dairy heifers.