Digital Dermatitis

Healthy hooves lead to a productive life

gwheeler@diamondv.com — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

By implementing effective management strategies, such as maintaining optimal hygiene, following proper footbath protocols, early detection and treatment, as well as adjusting the diet to support rumen health, dairy producers can minimize the occurrence and severity of digital dermatitis (DD), also known as hairy heel warts.

Control digital dermatitis with a cow-sensitive approach

jenn@agproud.com — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Severely lame cows are easily distinguishable in the herd, even to the untrained eye. The key is to work with the farm team in identifying and addressing lameness early. This may be before the lesion is visible until you pick the foot up in the hoof-trimming chute.

The risk of chronic hairy heel wart reservoirs and how to prevent them

dopfer@wisc.edu — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:47:17 -0400

Digital dermatitis (DD) affects more than 95% of cattle in husbandry systems under compromised hygienic conditions and with high cattle density.

How one dairy herd recovered from a hairy wart problem

midwesternhoofcare@gmail.com — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:00:01 -0400

The last few years have been trying for everyone in the dairy industry, and dairy farmers are no exception to that. As a hoof trimmer of 18 years, I have been on hundreds of dairy farms worldwide and continue to be amazed by the levels of digital dermatitis (DD) I still see when visiting farms.

How to create an effective digital dermatitis control plan

rippleviewhc@gmail.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:00:01 -0500

One of the most common questions dairy farmers ask is how to create an effective program to control digital dermatitis (DD), which is often followed up with the statement that despite their best efforts to run frequent footbaths, they still seem to struggle with too many cases of DD.

Trace minerals reduce risk of digital dermatitis in heifers, improve dairy performance

ageiger@zinpro.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:00:01 -0400

Digital dermatitis, also referred to as “hairy heel warts,” produces painful lesions that can lead to lameness in cows, ultimately resulting in decreased milk production and lowered reproductive performance.

Hoof health for replacement heifers

dtomlinson@zinpro.com — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:00:01 -0400

Understanding the link between nutrition, healthy claws and production Inadequate nutrition during the rearing period may result in heifers of insufficient size at breeding, delayed ovulation, delayed first breeding and extended time to entrance into the lactating herd as a first-calf heifer.