Healthy Feet Programme
- Hoof Care: Field Guide2 September 11
The essential tools that should be in your ‘hoof trimming kit’, how to sharpen knives, how to block the foot and when to call the vet out to deal with problems in one handy spiral bound booklet know as the field guide. - Lesion recognition card2 September 11
A doubled sided lesion recognition card, to aid with recognition and classification of lesions seen. - Footbath capacity guides2 September 11
A handy two sided waterproof guide with capacities of footbaths from length and width figures along with a table showing the required amount of chemicals (liquid and solids) needed to produce the required concentration levels. - Minimising slurry pooling in dairy housing - Final Report13 August 09
The aim of this project was to research practical, cost-effective solutions to slurry pooling and to disseminate this information effectively to the farming community. - Footbathing and Lameness: Effective management for dairy cows19 May 09
An honest appraisal of your existing system will help to identify areas where there is scope for improvement, as well as confirming aspects which are satisfactory. Regular footbathing is beneficial to cows’ health. Every effort should be made to do the job as effectively as possible, with minimum disruption to the daily milking routine. - Trimming record sheet2 September 11
Record cow identity, foot trimmed, lesion observed and its severity on a scale of 1-4.
- Mobility Score - Instructions19 May 09
This sheet allows you to record the mobility of your herd. The images on the sheet indicate the mobility scores of the cows and makes suggestions on how to improve them. - Mobility Score DVD18 January 10
Poor mobility in dairy cows can cost farmers an average of £180 per case through lost milk sales, treatments and productivity. To help tackle the problem, DairyCo has launched a new DVD to help producers get the best from mobility scoring. - Cow Tracks9 December 11
This publication includes information on the key points to remember when thinking about putting in a cow track, covering: cow behaviour indicators, where to site a track, materials to use, the use of waste materials to build tracks, drainage of the surface and maintenance of surfaces.
