Step Up:Research proves lameness can be a problem in the beef industry Zinpro launches a new program to help cattlemen with early intervention

摘要

Lameness in beef cattle is more of a problem than previously thought. Now, Zinpro Corp., along with the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University, is drawing producers' attention to beef catde lameness; stressing early intervention is key to reduce losses and to improve animal well-being."It all started out of needing some incidence data," says primary investigator Dr. Shane Terrell, veterinarian, of his research project. Terrell is working on his doctorate through the Beef Cattle Institute, where Dr. Dan Thomson, veterinarian, is his major advisor. "In the last 10 to 15 years, outside of true foot rot diagnosis in the feedyard, we don't have any good incidence data for other causes of lameness. What we wanted to do was be able to classify risk by severity across the different diagnoses," Terrell continues.