Lameness is determined by various causes that we can divide into two categories: those related to animal welfare and therefore stable management (litter, disinfection, overpopulation) and those related to metabolic errors and related problems such as liver poisoning, unbalanced food rations, low or insufficient mineral supplements, poor quality food, nervousness.
In recent years, climate change has also favored the development of cereal fungi in the production of mycotoxins. These mycotoxins are also the cause that is often decisive for pathological problems of the feet of animals.