Buying-in skilled labour to foot-trim cows three times a year is helping one 1,100 dairy cow unit to maintain foot health, reports Aly Balsom. Whether it is labour or cow standing and lying budgets, ...

Hoofs grow continually, to make up for wear and tear. Cattle kept in confined areas or soft footing don’t wear their feet down as fast as they grow, and often need periodic hoof trimming. There are a ...

Farmers are shown how to trim the hooves of their cows at Red Hill in Limuru in 2016. [File, Standard] Hoof trimming is key in the prevention of lameness in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs ...

The last thing any farmer wants is lame cows, who will lose production and fertility – before you can do anything she is on the cull cow list. Prevention is key when it comes to managing the overall ...

LARKIN TOWNSHIP - Jerry and Kristi Varner's cows get good rewards for their milk: comfortable barns with fans to cool them on hot days, meals developed by a nutritionist and pedicures from a guy who ...

The Ezy Rollover Crush is the brainchild of Victoria Mulcahy and her father, Peter, and has been entered in The Weekly Times Australian Machine of the Year awards. “We know how hard it is to trim cows ...

Alongside farming full-time with his father on their beef and sheep enterprise, Alexander has also carved out a niche as a part-time hoof trimmer, a profession few actively set out to pursue. The ...

Farmers are shown how to trim the hooves of their cows at Red Hill in Limuru in 2016. [File, Standard] Hoof trimming is key in the prevention of lameness in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs ...