In addition to hoof trimming, other management practices need to be done on the dairy farm to help reduce lameness. Our study in Minnesota free-stall herds showed that about 25 percent of cows ...

[File, Standard] Hoof trimming is key in the prevention of lameness in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and donkeys. It allows animals to walk normally and prevent foot-related diseases.

In 1997, the UK’s Farm Animal Welfare Council advised that lameness in dairy cattle had reached unacceptable levels ... a strong influence on the prevalence of one of the principal causes of lameness ...