Dairy cow lameness is a major issue, causing reduced animal welfare and economical losses. Lameness comes in different ways and led by diverse factors, such as; genetical, environmental, and nutritional. When we deepen on the topic hoof health we see that main drivers are influential, risks can be decreased by prevention and control measurements.
Direct links are found between cleanliness of the environment and the prevalence of hoof issues. A common theme throughout the environmental factors is the level of contact of the cows’ hoof and slurry, and in addition the moisture levels.
Over many years, ADM has developed its expertise on farm management. PURlite is a blend of vegetal and mineral raw materials with powerful drying and odor binding effect, it plays a major role in environmental management limiting occurring issues by keeping the environment dry, clean and safe without irritating the animal’s skin nor the one of the operator.
For dairy cows it’s important to minimalize their standing time in a wet environment, by keeping their bedding comfortable and thus dry the animals will naturally lay down more, which
