The consequence of these changes is the emergence of unknown health problems or the worsening of existing ones, mainly due to the incorrect management of intensively farmed animals. One such problem is the increase in the incidence of lameness, especially in animals that remain stabled throughout the year. It is the most decisive factor of stress, often painful, which significantly degrades both the level of well-being and the reduction of milk production of sick animals in the case of untimely detection of the disease. This results in the compulsory slaughter of the animal, with serious direct and indirect economic effects on the business.

The untimely diagnosis of lameness is due to the applied detection methods, which are mainly based on the visual observation of the animal’s mobility by the producer, a method that almost excludes the detection of the problem at an early stage. The aim of the action is to initially establish in the Greek livestock data a new lameness detection system, at an early stage, based on movement parameters and animal nutrition monitoring, in order to avoid the financial impact due to loss of production for the livestock units.