Lameness in Beef Cattle: UK Farmers' Perceptions, Knowledge, Barriers, and Approaches to Treatment and Control

Lameness in the beef industry has received little attention in the UK, despite the fact that it is a well-recognised problem in the dairy industry. The aims of this study were to (i) compare UK beef farmers' estimates of lameness prevalence to that of researchers, (ii) explore beef farmers'...

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Main Authors: Jay Tunstall, Karin Mueller, Dai Grove White, Joanne W. H. Oultram, Helen Mary Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00094/full