RuVASA Congress – Hoof Trimming Dairy Smid a member of RuVASA, attended the 2023 Congress for Veterinarians. DairySmid also sponsored the presentation about Lameness and the Effect on the Dairy Herd by Dr Mark Chimes.
Congratulations to RuVASA and Vet360 on a professional congress presented!
Interview by Farm TV with Riaan van Zyl, co-owner of DairySmid Hoof Trimming about the importance of preventative Trimming and the treatment thereof.
Angus Bloemfontein Skou 2023 – Dairy Smid Hooftrimming was een van die borge by die Angus Show gewees. Baie geluk aan die Angus Genootskap met n goed georganiseerde skou en diere met top kwaliteit! Knap gedaan.
ALE Expo 23 Parys. Hoeftrimming DairySmid is een van die borge by die ALE Expo in Parys. Riaan het hoewe mooi gemaak en demonstrasies gedoen!
In part 1 of this series, I explained why we often see cattle with long claws and I touched on the principles that must be kept in mind whenever the subject of feet comes up.
In last’s month’s article I focussed on horizontal fissures in dairy and beef cattle. There is a difference between horizontal and vertical fissures, and I want to explain the latter in more detail. A vertical fissure can be described as a fissure or crack on the claw. In the early stages this is only visible…
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…