Repair of an infected hoof on a dairy cow. Work done by Jonathan Osinga.
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9 Responses to Dairy Cow Hoof Trim
Just some suggestions – You destroyed the cow’s weight bearing heals on all four hooves, which will cause her tendons to stretch over time. You trimmed her concave so she will put too much pressure on her lateral heal, which is why she had a white line abscess in the first place. Also removed her support system (axial and abaxial walls) around her hooves. Finally did not relieve the pressure by thinning the margin around the lesion.
this is pretty nifty! @jenna: this is NOT animal abuse…abuse would be not trimming her feet and letting that infection fester in her foot until she became a downer cow…downer cows die. they go down, and can’t get back up. the method looks a little medieval, but just because the mechanism isn’t lined with fleece, doesn’t mean it isnt humane and effective.
pinkfeathers2006
December 26, 2011 at 1:14 am Reply
Laying the cow on her side is a natural position the cow can be in and most comfortable! Trimming the cow in any other way is hazerdous to the hips and the lower joints like the knees and ankles. Then chaining of the legs is for an accurate and percise trim. without doing so can cause slips and unnessisary accidents! i assure you this is the most humane way to safely trim a cow!
seriously!? this is animal abuse… how can you chain her up like this?? I know you have to take care of her hooves, but can’t you find another way to do it??
Just some suggestions – You destroyed the cow’s weight bearing heals on all four hooves, which will cause her tendons to stretch over time. You trimmed her concave so she will put too much pressure on her lateral heal, which is why she had a white line abscess in the first place. Also removed her support system (axial and abaxial walls) around her hooves. Finally did not relieve the pressure by thinning the margin around the lesion.
12CPETERSON
December 25, 2011 at 9:47 pm
u must use ” huil de cade”
veterdem
December 25, 2011 at 10:33 pm
@GeneticallyModifiedH kruuse renet. for left and right hand
veterdem
December 25, 2011 at 11:28 pm
@producer. Can u tell me what blade u used in that saw and the tool u used after it? Thnx
GeneticallyModifiedH
December 25, 2011 at 11:32 pm
@Jenna, don’t go yelling about this you have no clue about.
GeneticallyModifiedH
December 25, 2011 at 11:33 pm
nice job. and nice of you to treat her foot.
ladyamerias
December 26, 2011 at 12:24 am
this is pretty nifty! @jenna: this is NOT animal abuse…abuse would be not trimming her feet and letting that infection fester in her foot until she became a downer cow…downer cows die. they go down, and can’t get back up. the method looks a little medieval, but just because the mechanism isn’t lined with fleece, doesn’t mean it isnt humane and effective.
pinkfeathers2006
December 26, 2011 at 1:14 am
Laying the cow on her side is a natural position the cow can be in and most comfortable! Trimming the cow in any other way is hazerdous to the hips and the lower joints like the knees and ankles. Then chaining of the legs is for an accurate and percise trim. without doing so can cause slips and unnessisary accidents! i assure you this is the most humane way to safely trim a cow!
mjpowers86
December 26, 2011 at 1:28 am
seriously!? this is animal abuse… how can you chain her up like this?? I know you have to take care of her hooves, but can’t you find another way to do it??
JennaWhitee
December 26, 2011 at 2:18 am