How to prevent and treat hoof conditions Prevention Treatment Digital dermatitis - Infectious disease of the skin around the hoof - Bacterial agent: Treponema - Highest risk around calving and 1st month of lactation - Good hygiene on floors and in resting areas - Adequately sized eating area - Bi-annual hoof trimming and hoof baths - Disposable boot covers for all visitors - Cleaning boots when moving from one stable section to another - Wash and clean hoof and infected skin area - Use Salicylic acid gel and hoof bandage Interdigital dermatitis - Superficial interdigital infection of the skin - Opportunistic bacteria in the environment - Most often on hind limbs - Hygiene - Hoof baths - Dry resting areas - Clean and disinfect hoof and skin - Salicylic acid gel and bandage Heel erosion - Degeneration and erosion of the bulb caused by chemicals from the manure - Opportunistic bacteria from the cows environment i.e. Bacterioides Nodosus - Most often hind limbs - More prevalent in older cows - Hygiene - clean and dry walking areas - Hoof baths - Dry resting areas Foot rot - Acute infectious disease - Fusobacterium Necrophorum and several other bacteria involved - Acute swelling and lameness - Possibly fever and anorexia - Hygiene - Clean and dry walking areas - Dry pastures, especially at entrance areas - Remove sharp objects that can injure the hooves Sole ulcer - Ulceration of the sole - Risk of subsequent infection of coffin bone, joints and tendons - Stepping on foreign object - Increased risk in overgrown/untrimmed hooves - Very painful - Bi-annual hoof trimming - Good nutrition to avoid ruminal acidosis and laminitis which weakens the hoof - Keep walking areas free of stones and other foreign objects - Good pasture maintenance White line disease - Separation of white line in the hoof - Often associated with laminitis and a weakened connection between the hoof capsule and coffin bone - Dirt in damaged white line can lead to abscess - Results in chronic changes to the hoof - Bi-annual hoof trimming - Good nutrition to avoid ruminal acidosis and laminitis which weakens the hoof - Clean hoof - Trim all damaged horn - Salicylic acid - Move cow to dry bedding until new horn has hardened - Systemic antibiotics - NSAIDS - Clean and disinfect hoof and skin - Antibacterial bandage - Remove damaged horn - Clean and disinfect ulcer - Use hoof block on opposite digit to free ulcerated digit from weight bearing - Move to dry area with few cows to minimise stress - NSAIDS in acute phase - Correct metabolic imbalance - Trim hooves - Remove foreign material lodged in the white line - Move the cow to an area with soft bedding KRUUSE products - KRUUSE Hoof-Gel with Salicylic acid - KRUUSE BOVIVET Hoof Bandage - KRUUSE Vet-Flex - Disposable boot covers - KRUTEX nitrile examination gloves - KRUUSE BOVIVET Hoof Dressing - KRUUSE Hoof-Gel with Salicylic acid - KRUUSE BOVIVET Hoof Bandage - KRUUSE Vet-Flex - Disposable boot covers - KRUTEX nitrile examination gloves - KRUUSE BOVIVET Hoof Dressing - Hoof knives - KRUUSE Hoof-Gel with Salicylic acid - KRUUSE BOVIVET Hoof Dressing - KRUUSE Vet-Flex - KRUUSE Hoof-Gel with Salicylic acid - Cotton polster - KRUUSE Vet-Flex - Disposable boot covers - KRUTEX nitrile examination gloves - Hoof knives - Trimming discs - KRUUSE Hoof Glue - KRUUSE Rumen Acidosis Paste - KRUUSE Rumen Acidosis Paste - Hoof knives - Hoof trimming discs www.kruuse.com ©KRUUSE · 07/2021 · 20036 Cattle Hoof Chart INT
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