lameness
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Tackling lameness: a foot trimmer perspective
When tackling lameness on-farm, foot trimmers are the ‘go to’ for cow hoof care. However, foot trimmer and Director of ‘The Hoofman Ltd’, Charlie Harding "me", believes that farmers, vets, nutritionists and consultants can better utilise the information gathered during foot trimmers visit, to...- Charlie Hoofman
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- all4feet cattle foot trimmers digital dermitious hoof trimming hoofman lameness sole ulcers
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- Forum: Dairy Farming
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Sheep Lameness Control in Sheep
Most outbreaks of lameness in sheep are caused by either scald (interdigital dermatitis) or footrot. Scald and footrot share the same primary cause, the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum which causes damage to the superficial layer of the skin between the claws and enables the establishment of...- llamedos
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- codd footrot lameness scald sheep
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- Forum: NADIS Animal Health
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Cracking in cow's feet
We have 2 cows lame on front feet. There are no signs of injury or infection but they are badly cracked. I'm assuming that the cracks are causing the pain. Is there anything I can do about it?- holwellcourtfarm
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- cow hoof cracking lameness
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- Forum: Livestock & Forage