Working together to reduce cattle lameness

Cattle lameness and mobility score

For a number of years researchers have been assessing cows for lameness using different “locomotion” scoring systems. Recently a wide range of people representing the dairy industry met to agree on a simple farmer friendly score. This was given the name cattle lameness and mobility score to avoid confusion with locomotion scoring for pedigree classification. Follow the link below for instructions for scoring your cows.

DairyCo Mobility Score