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Why do we seem to see an increase in lameness around mating time? A common thought is that at mating time you have cows riding each other and putting more weight on the hooves of the cow being [...]

We are now entering the drying off period. Another season is nearly over and, if you are anything like me, you will be looking forward to a little bit of downtime –  some of you may even go [...]

It is still a widely held view that cows hooves can get bruised by standing on a stone and that the hoof can get sole penetration from sharp stones. These are the most common reasons given when I [...]