Lameness Reduction Protocol: FAI assesses results of new initiative

摘要

A new management protocol designed to provide sheep producers with a long-term solution to flock footrot problems is being evaluated on three UK farms by FAI Farms. The practical protocol - which has proved extremely effective in reducing the costs of lameness on a farm in Sussex and involves culling, vaccination, footbathing and early treatment of clinical cases - is now being assessed more widely, thanks to research funding from Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health.