The Effect of Lameness on Milk Production of Dairy Goats

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Lameness on dairy goat farms is a welfare concern and could negatively affect milk production. The aim of this study was to quantify the effects of clinical lameness on dairy goat milk production from three commercial goat farms in New Zealand. Goats that were severely lame (walking on three legs) produced between 7.05 and 8.67% less milk than goats that were not lame. When the prevalence of severe lameness was between 5 and 20% of the herd, the estimated average daily milk income lost was between NZD 19.5 and 104 per day. This study established the negative impact of lameness on milk production and the loss of annual income from lame dairy goats on three commercial farms.

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Lameness on dairy goat farms is a welfare concern and could negatively affec

SUBMITTER: Jaques N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10251923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature