Posted by Bruce from Can. on December 15, 2021 at 19:04:54 from (70.50.208.37):
In Reply to: cow gets pedicure. posted by rustred on December 15, 2021 at 16:46:36:
I have to trim my cows twice a year. Its not as much to do with cows not getting out on pasture to walk and west the hooves down as you might think. Its much more about feeding higher quality, high energy/high protein diet to dairy cows that promotes hoof growth. When cows just relied on grass pasture in the summer, dry hay in the winter and maybe a bit of cob meal, their hooves didnt grow as much, and they didnt give much milk either. Now the high quality feed helps to produce higher milk yield, but also grows more hoof too. Cows in free stall barns frequently have wet feet, so the hoof tends to be softer, compared to cows in tie stall barns. Same thing can be an issue with beef cattle kept in yard in winter, if the yards are sloppy and have little dry bedding area. Tip tables are not very common anymore. Most professional trimmers have hydraulic powered standing shoots. Being a do it myself guy, my trimming shoot is hand crank to lift back hooves, and I lift the front feet by hand. I can do 10 cows on a good day by myself, and still do my other chores too.
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