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Fitness For Transport: Making better decisions sooner

The condition of cattle when they arrive at market or slaughter are a direct reflection of the care and compassion they receive while on farm. It is critical that as an industry we work to ensure that only cows fit for transport are allowed for sale.

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Everything you need to know about dairy cattle housing and hoof care

Friends don’t let friends build or renovate barns without checking out the Dairyland Initiative’s web site! From foot baths and hoof health to new builds and fans you will find it here.

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How to score locomotion

Until we all have the help of the cloud, understanding how to score locomotion is essential to managing hoof health. Locomotion scoring is a must have skill and needs to be practised on every dairy so that individual cattle are identified and treated quickly, and the information can be used to develop and monitor the effectiveness of prevention strategies.

A man in a backwards baseball cap smiling a he trims a cow's hoof.
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Hoof trimming basics

We learned from our Kinder Hoof Consultation that even the most experienced hoof trimmers benefit from regular review and calibration. Check out Dr. Gerard Cramer’s YouTube videos on proper hoof trimming techniques.

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