Document type: Webinar announcement published on theIdele website
Author: Idele
Preview: The long-term control of lameness in dairy cattle involves the identification and remediation of on-farm risk factors. But how do you identify them, and what are they? We will provide you with the answers in a two-part webinar series. The first webinar will be held on Tuesday November 12, 2024, from 5 to 6 pm. This will introduce you to an audit-based approach to the improvement of lameness management, taking you through the process from data collection to follow-up.
Program:
- Background: what causes lameness in dairy cattle and why a comprehensive approach is needed
- How to identify the factors that make lameness more likely on the farms visited?
- Questions (15')
Webinar registration for November 12, 2024
The second webinar will be held on Monday December 09, 2024, from 5 to 6 pm. It will focus on the risk factors that make lameness more likely to appear on cattle farms, and on how to investigate them.
Program:
- Background: quick reminder of the main causes of lameness, the intervention approach: benefits and objectives of each stage
- Risk factors linked to housing
- Risk factors linked to feeding
- Risk factors linked to health management
- Questions (15')
Registration for the December 09, 2024 webinar
The webinars will be hosted by Aurore Duvauchelle Waché (Idele), with contributions from:
Marc Delacroix (veterinarian and trainer), Isabelle Delaunay (CFPPA du Rheu), Catherine Lutz (GTV), Antoine Périquet (ANPB), Ludivine Perrachon (GDS), Anne Relun (Oniris), Yannick Saillard (Innoval).
