In the first study of its kind, published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Open Science, a team of experts from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University have been able ...

Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the ...

Throughout the warmer months, veterinary professionals and animal health product advisers will highlight how to stamp out flock foot problems; providing a range of tips to help sheep farmers kickstart ...

According to the University of Nottingham, over 90 percent of sheep farmers in the UK report lameness in their flocks. This is due mainly to a bacterial infection known as footrot – as with just about ...

Lameness is the bane of most sheep farmers' lives. Apart for the time spent treating lame sheep, lameness also carries a huge cost both in terms of the cost of chemicals/antibiotics to treat the ...

Poor quarantine is one of the weakest links in the livestock sector, allowing disease to enter farms. Sheep vet consultant Fiona Lovatt from Flock Health says farmers need to start taking quarantine ...

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Using novel sensing technology, experts have found that lame sheep adjust how they carry out certain actives, such as walking, standing or laying down, rather than simply reducing the amount they do.

Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the open ...