Lameness in dairy heifers: a narrative review of control strategies

A descriptive review of the literature was conducted using the Cattle Lameness Literature database (www.cattle-lameness.org.uk), the RCVS library Discovery database, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar....

Figure 6. Adjacent paddocks: the right one grazed by cattle with negligible parasite burdens, the one on the left grazed by animals with subclinical parasitic gastroenteritis.

Ruminant behaviour in subclinical parasitic gastroenteritis

In temperate regions, cattle and sheep graze diurnally; from late spring to early autumn between 65 and 100% of grazing typically takes place during daylight hours (Hughes and Reid, 1951; Hancock,...