Firm Steps: Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle

 
   
 
 
 


Firm Steps: Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle is a CD-Rom set (2 disks) that helps you detect lameness early so you can take the necessary action to improve the welfare of your cattle and reduce the severity of your financial losses. Learn how to gait score by looking at seven specific behaviors that indicate lameness.

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High Resolution Video Trailer
Duration: 2:58 minutes
Size: 24 MB
Video file: wmv
Dimensions: 320 x 240
Bit rate:1425 kbps

Compressed Resolution Video Trailer
Duration: 2:57 minutes
Size: 6.56 MB
Video file: wmv
Dimensions: 320 x 240
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.This CD-ROM package will help you:
  • Detect lameness in your dairy herd at an early stage
  • Take steps to fix the problem
  • Reduce the severity and cost of lameness
  • Improve the welfare of your dairy cattle.
Learn how to gait score by looking at seven specific behaviors that indicate lameness:
  • Reluctance to bear weight
  • Irregular stepping
  • Poor tracking
  • Jerky head movement
  • Joint stiffness
  • Rear leg lateral movement
  • Arched back
Price: $20 per package (2 CDs)
Discounts available for bulk orders

Order online.

To order by phone:
Call 1-800-292-5697 (toll-free in Canada only) or 780-427-0391
(Visa and Mastercard orders only).

To order by fax:
Print and complete the attached PDF order form and fax it to: 780-422-8835 (Visa and MasterCard orders only).

To order by mail:
Print and complete the attached PDF order form and mail it to:

Alberta Agriculture and Food
Publication Office
7000 - 113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 5T6.

Payment required prior to shipping
Prices subject to change.



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This document is maintained by Lisa Guenther.
This information published to the web on June 22, 2007.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 18, 2007.