by | | Lame cow, Lameness Prevention
By Richard Laven (BVetMed PhD MRCV) – Massey University Farm Services, New Zealand. Hoof blocks are a crucial part of the effective treatment of cattle lameness due to claw horn problems such as white line disease. While corrective hoof trimming alone can reduce...
by | | Lame cow, Lameness Prevention, NEWS
By Terri Dougan – April 30, 2018 Published in https://farmweek.com/healthy-feet-means-healthy-cows/ SCORING: Demonstration of mobility scoring. By Dr Alastair Boyle, Dairying Technologist, CAFRE, Greenmount LAMENESS in dairy cows is a welfare issue as a lame...
by | | Lame cow, Lameness Prevention, Walkease at show
Walkease will be on display at: National Ploughing Championships: 18-20 September, 2018, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, IRELAND World Dairy Expo: 2-6 October, 2018 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Eurotier: 13-16 November, 2018 Hanover, GERMANY World Ag Expo: 12-14 February, 2019,...
by | | Lame cow, Lameness Prevention, NEWS
New Zealand’s leading veterinarians and hoof care experts are in agreement over the immediate benefits available through blocking hooves. As cattle lameness and attention to hoof care becomes more of an issue through these wet winter months, farmers throughout the...
by | | Lame cow, Lameness Prevention
Cow lameness is a big issue. this useful chart, produced by DairyNZ, can help identify the problem early. https://www.dairynz.co.nz/media/5559877/lameness-scoring-poster-dairynz.pdf
by | | Lame cow, Lameness Prevention, Technical Paper
There are two main subjects to discuss when talking about thin soles of cattle hooves. On one hand an abrasive floor, particularly a new one, can cause massive abrasion of sole horn. On another excessive hoof trimming is frequently a cause of thin soles....
