Hoof Management
Hoof Management

Maintaining hoof integrity is a critical foundation of every dairy. When a cow experiences foot discomfort or lameness, her behavior shifts; she will typically spend less time at the feed bunk and more time lying down to alleviate pressure. This will lead to a drop in milk production.

Maintaining hoof integrity is a critical foundation of every dairy. When a cow experiences foot discomfort or lameness, her behavior shifts; she will typically spend less time at the feed bunk and more time lying down to alleviate pressure.

Maintaining hoof integrity is a critical foundation of every dairy. When a cow experiences foot discomfort or lameness, her behavior shifts; she will typically spend less time at the feed bunk and more time lying down to alleviate pressure. This will lead to a drop in milk production. To protect the herd's health and the farm’s bottom line, dairymen must shift to proactive maintenance, addressing potential issues before they develop into lameness.

Read more
Dairy Hoof Management
previous arrow
next arrow

Check Out Our Current Issue!

Dairy Opportunities and Upcoming Events

Exciting Dairy Opportunities and Upcoming Events Await!

Herd in the Barn Greetings from the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team! This monthly e-newsletter update is to inform you of the most current educational events, research, and tools available; enhancing dairy profits and quality of life. Feel free to share with employees, fellow dairy farmers, and industry supporters. Please contact us with any […]

READ MORE
BioZyme® Feed Facility of the Year

BioZyme® Earns AFIA Feed Facility of the Year

BioZyme®’s Stockyards location has earned the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs 2024 Feed Facility of the Year honor. This prestigious award is presented annually to a feed facility demonstrating an outstanding commitment to quality, safety, productivity, regulatory compliance, employee development and customer relations. Additionally, BioZyme received the highest productivity and efficiency score. “I […]

READ MORE
PRO Refrigeration Unveils Cooling Solution

PRO Refrigeration Unveils Industry-Leading Cooling Solution

PRO Refrigeration Unveils Industry-Leading Cooling Solution at World Dairy Expo Launch of the PRO Chiller PRO4 Series offers the highest quality, most customizable, low maintenance cooling system on the market. AUBURN, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PRO Refrigeration—the leading US-based designer and manufacturer of packaged chiller systems for food and dairy processing, fermented craft beverages, machine and process cooling […]

READ MORE

New Dairy Goat Website Offers Timely Resources

New Dairy Goat Website Offers Timely Resources A collaborative website between Iowa State University and the University of California-Davis has been created to educate dairy goat producers and veterinarians about the science behind producing high-quality goat milk. The Dairy Goat Extension and Education website provides modules and templates for health and reproductive records. Its goal […]

READ MORE

Featured Story

Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm

Paul and Erin Kernaleguen are dairy farmers and soil consultants near Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, committed to regenerative practices in growing forage for their cattle. They farm with Paul’s Parents, Jos and Brenda.

“We were a very conventional dairy operation until 2012 when we started looking at doing some things differently because our weather was super-wet for a couple years.  Our average annual precipitation is about 12 inches of moisture, but we’d had two years in a row with about 40 to 50 inches, which made farming extremely difficult!” says Paul.

READ FULL STORY

Twin Rivers Media

Publisher of American Cattlemen and American Dairymen magazines. Founded over 30 years ago, Twin Rivers Media serves the information and marketing needs of America’s beef and dairy producers.

In addition to our industry leading print magazines, Twin Rivers Media is a comprehensive multi-media communications company reaching producers and suppliers across all media channels.