TAIL SCORING
Measure tail condition. Support practical herd wellbeing insights.
WelFarm’s Tail Scoring tool helps veterinarians and farmers capture measurable information about tail condition directly in the field using the WelFarm app.
Simple, practical and quick to use, tail scoring supports monitoring of animal wellbeing indicators and helps inform meaningful on-farm conversations and management decisions.
Measure what Matters
Measure What Matters
Using the WelFarm app, veterinarians and farmers can quickly record individual animal tail observations.
Tail scoring can capture:
N – Normal
No visible or palpable lesions.
D – Deviated
Visible deviations in tail structure.
T – Trauma / Swelling
Observations may include:
visible skin or soft tissue damage
soft swelling
hard swelling or callus formation
S – Shortened
Tails that have been shortened, amputated or docked.
Zone Based Scoring
WelFarm supports tail scoring by location along the tail using standardised tail zones:
Zone 1 — top third of the tail
Zone 2 — middle third of the tail
Zone 3 — lower third through to the tail tip
This helps support consistent recording and clearer interpretation of results.
Use the WelFarm App...
The WelFarm mobile app allows veterinarians and farmers to quickly capture teat scoring information in real time.
Features include:
✔ Mobile-friendly data collection
✔ Individual animal logging
✔ Fast field recording
✔ Results stored in the WelFarm portal
✔ Trend monitoring over time
✔ Graphs, reporting and benchmarking
