Lameness - Spot it to Stop it

Ellie Button qualified from the University of Cambridge Veterinary School in 2006 and gained her Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice (Cattle) in 2020. She has worked in farm, mixed and small animal practices in Lancashire, Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire and spent three years teaching clinical skills to final year students at Cambridge Vet School.

Since 2017, she has worked as a Veterinary Surgeon for Howells Veterinary Services in Easingwold, North Yorkshire where she leads the teaching and training events. Her main interests are cattle infectious diseases, calf rearing, cattle lameness and teaching.

She is a BCVA-accredited BVD advisor, Johne’s advisor, TB advisor, MilkSure deliverer, Mobility Mentor and Mastitis Control Programme deliverer. She is on the editorial board for UK Vet Livestock and enjoys writing and reviewing articles

Ceva Animal Health is the UK subsidiary of Ceva Santé Animale, a global animal health company. At Ceva, we are committed to preserving the delicate balance between animals, humans, and our environment. Our mission is to contribute positively to the development of sustainable ruminant production by providing tailor made solutions that will help in caring for and protecting animals from the day they are born throughout their entire lives. This includes supporting initiatives such as this webinar organised by UK Vet Livestock, that seeks to improve cow mobility and to improve the welfare, productivity and sustainability of the UK dairy herd.

As an animal health company, we are committed to supporting the dairy cow in reducing the pain associated with lameness through the provision of animal medicines such as Ketofen, that support the reduction of pain.

We are delighted to be working with UK Vet Livestock through the sponsoring of this webinar. Further information for UK ruminant vets can be found on our UK website: https://ruminants.ceva.co.uk/