Dr. Georgios Oikonomou: Automated Lameness Detection | Ep. 70

In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Georgios Oikonomou, Professor of Cattle Health and Welfare at the University of Liverpool, explains how automated detection can support earlier lameness management in dairy herds. He discusses a randomized controlled trial showing reductions in severe and chronic lameness, while addressing accuracy, welfare, and future research opportunities. Listen now on all major platforms!

Click here to read the full research article: https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(26)03060-2/fulltext

"The group managed with the automated system reduced severe lameness cases from 8% to 2%."

Meet the guest: Dr. Georgios Oikonomou https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgios-oikonomou-a1063a55/ is Professor of Cattle Health and Welfare at the University of Liverpool. His work spans cattle health, welfare, epidemiology, animal behavior, and husbandry. He earned his veterinary degree and Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Learn more from Dr. Georgios Oikonomou on The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

(00:00) Highlight

(00:57) Introduction

(01:57) Lameness detection challenges

(03:36) Trial design

(05:18) Trial outcomes