Foot-trimming is one of the first tasks many shepherds learn. However, we now know in most cases foot-trimming will make the problem worse. Vet Emily Gascoigne from Synergy Farm Health dispels some of ...

This is particularly the case when they weigh almost as much as you and are not particularly inclined to stay still. Most sheep fall into this category. But regardless of how many sheep you run, at ...

Sheep farmers need to focus on all parts of the FAI Farms Five-Point Lameness Plan if the target to reduce the national incidence to 2% or less by 2021 is to be hit. Latest research surveying 532 UK ...

CHARLES SCHWAB BUILDING. WHILE TRIMMING ANIMAL HOOVES IS A SPECIAL JOB AND IF YOU LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, THERE’S LIKELY NOT A VET NEARBY TO DO IT. ONE LOCAL COUPLE IS CHANGING THAT, THOUGH. THEY TRAVEL ...

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Farmers are shown how to trim the hooves of their cows at Red Hill in Limuru in 2016. [File, Standard] Hoof trimming is key in the prevention of lameness in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs ...