Spring and summer are times when we often see lameness issues in cattle. The most common cause of lameness identified on the ranch this time of year is footrot, an infection of the skin between the ...

“Foot rot can lead to cattle lameness, resulting in lost performance and profitability for your cattle operation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist.

Mary Irungu, a livestock farmer from Kiharu, Murang’a County recently noticed that three of her high producing animals had developed a ‘limping problem’. Ms Irungu who has kept cattle for years, was ...

Sores on the feet can sure make a person feel miserable not to mention making it hard to walk. The same can be true of cattle when they develop foot rot in the crevasse between their toes, causing ...

The excessive amount of rainfall that have inundated parts of Oklahoma over the past few weeks is a warning sign for cattle producers to keep an eye out for lameness in their animals. “Lameness is the ...

Excessive rain is a signal for cattle producers to keep an eye out for lameness in their animals, the first sign of foot rot. Foot rot is a painful condition that can become chronic if treatment is ...

Cleveland County still needs major rains to lift us up and away from the residual drought damage left in the wake of 2011. I stated many months ago that by early summer we would begin to see the real ...

MANHATTAN — Water can be refreshing for both humans and cattle. But sometimes ponds may cause risk to the animals, especially in summer. That is why the water must be monitored. “Watering ponds need ...