February 3, 2015
Zinpro launches cattle lameness educational app
Zinpro Corporation has launched its Step-Up™ App, a educational training resource for the beef cattle industry.
Developed in conjunction with the Beef Cattle Institute and Kansas State University, the Step-Up Management Program provides a systematic approach to identify and manage beef cattle lameness.
The app is available on tablet devices through iTunes and Google Play, and provides convenient access to educational information available from the Step-Up Lameness Management Program, including: Locomotion scoring videos - learn to locomotion score growing and finishing feedlot cattle; Diagnostic guide - an industry-first tool that provides a systematic, easy-to-use approach for proper identification and management of the most common causes of lameness in beef cattle; Nutrition overview - learn more about the essential role that trace mineral nutrition plays in decreasing cattle lameness; Resources - convenient access to additional training materials.
The focus of Step-Up is on education, especially in areas where lameness is not commonly considered to be prevalent. It provides resource materials focussed on lameness scoring and lesion identification, as well as industry-leading lameness prevention, management and treatment protocols.
The Step-Up Management Program was introduced more than a year ago.