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Lameness: Why Explore This Topic? – Part 1
In association with The Dairy Mail and the MPO, we decided to plough back the knowledge gained over the past 24 years regarding lameness.


Hurwitz 9th Production Auction
Hurwitz 9th Production Auction. Wow! is the only words to describe this event. Dairysmid Hoof Trimming has had the privilege to be part and see this auction grow and develop into an EVENT, a high light on the calender. To Simeon & Jarren and the team congratulations, you every year pull something out of the…


Concrete: Reasons for Lameness – Part 6
In the first few articles of this series, I explained how hard and non-yielding surfaces cause lameness in cows and why we see more mechanical lameness in dairy cows than in beef cows. Although standing on concrete is known to be the single most important risk factor for mechanical lameness, as it is for sole…


Die veearts en die hoefsmid
In die ewig veranderende wêreld waarin ons lewe, is ’n goeie, gesonde verhouding tussen die veearts en die hoefsmid belangrik om te verseker dat die boer op die voorpunt bly.


Demonstration & Consultation to the veterinarians at the SAVA Eastern Free State Branch Congress at the Zuidkop Country Lodge
Dairysmid Hoof Trimming had the privilege to demonstrate our passion Hoof Trimming and Consultation, to the veterinarians, at the SAVA Eastern Free State Branch Congress at the Zuidkop Country Lodge, Clocolan.


Focus on hoof care – Part 4: Horizontal fissures
There are two types of fissures, namely horizontal (discussed in this article) and vertical. Both types cause severe lameness and have their own risk factors and causes.