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Why dairy farmers should be preventative hoof trimming

Preventative hoof trimming will not eliminate all foot health and lameness problems on-farm, but it is a key strategy to reducing future lameness risk

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Preventative trimming protocols devised to look at the peak risk periods for lesion development, including calving.
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Preventative trimming protocols devised to look at the peak risk periods for lesion development, including calving.

Veterinary consultant at 51AVÊÓÆµDynamics, Sara Pedersen, says once signs of lameness due to claw horn lesions are present in cattle, it is likely there will already be inflammation in the foot, which has...

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