Speakers at the 2009 Western Canadian Dairy Seminar address hoof health issues
Karl Burgi of the Wisconsin-based Dairyland Hoof Care Institute focused on the importance of raising heifers with healthy hooves while Dr. Jeff Rushen with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada described flooring options to minimize lameness. Both articles can be viewed in portable document format (pdf) through the links below:
Karl Burgi: Raising Heifers With Healthy Hooves
Jeff Rushen and Anne Marie de Passillé: Flooring Options to Minimize Lameness and Optimize Welfare
12 March 2021