RUPERT, Idaho — Flakes and shavings from a cow’s hoof fly through the air and ping off Drew Peterson’s protective plastic face shield while he gives a bovine pedicure. Guiding an electric grinder, he ...

Buying-in skilled labour to foot-trim cows three times a year is helping one 1,100 dairy cow unit to maintain foot health, reports Aly Balsom. Whether it is labour or cow standing and lying budgets, ...

Good foot-trimming is essential for a healthy and productive herd, whereas bad foot-trimming is a fast track to chronic lameness and early culling. Unfortunately, bad foot-trimming does go on, and we ...

The last thing any farmer wants is lame cows, who will lose production and fertility – before you can do anything she is on the cull cow list. Prevention is key when it comes to managing the overall ...

The Ezy Rollover Crush is the brainchild of Victoria Mulcahy and her father, Peter, and has been entered in The Weekly Times Australian Machine of the Year awards. “We know how hard it is to trim cows ...