Essential Wound Care: Keep Small Problems From Becoming Big Ones

By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Dairymen Small problems can quickly become large problems if they go unaddressed. Nowhere is this truer on the dairy than with animal health. Hoof care is a prime example, where lack of routine trimmings or minor injuries and infections can escalate to lameness.  Udder care is another example. If a […]

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Hoof Care for Dairy Cattle

More than 90% of lameness problems in cattle originate in the feet, and lameness takes a toll on herd production.  Research at Michigan State University showed that lame cows were 16 times more likely to exceed herd average for days open (slower to breed back) and 9 times more likely to exceed herd average for […]

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