Items Tagged with 'hoof-trimming records'
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Multiple farm advisers are often independently involved in lameness management. A recent study revealed the benefits of bringing advisers together to provide early and effective lameness treatments and developing prevention strategies.
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How WCROC’s farm combatted lameness in a grazing herd
Lameness is one of the greatest costs to dairy cattle, yet many grazing herds do not incorporate a routine hoof trimming schedule into herd management. One farm has developed a schedule that does not interrupt the grazing schedule and makes hoof health a priority.
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Developing genetic, management tools to improve hoof health
Research from the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and the University of Minnesota is identifying and recording hoof health traits on farms to establish a data pipeline that can result in U.S. genetic evaluations and improved herd management tools.
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