I have a couple of cattle with long toes. It seems more prominent this year than in years past. has anyone else noticed this. also how often do you trim your problem cows feet if there toes are long. Thanks
plbcattle":p162opri said:I have a couple of cattle with long toes. It seems more prominent this year than in years past. has anyone else noticed this. also how often do you trim your problem cows feet if there toes are long. Thanks
I use a pair of long handle pruning shears. they work great don't have to raise the feet just scoop under and clip. its been my experiance the the genetic foot trouble comes from the bulls side.plbcattle":1mk6ybhc said:cattle with long toes and cattle with bad feet are not the same. some cattle have bad feet and problems withe the actual structure of the foot or bones above the foot, a genetic defect. If an animal doesn't have rough terrain to trim the hooves, they sometimes need trimmed. It is a hair follicle that grows with protein. I have some cows that occasionally get long toes and I promise you nobody on here would cull them. Usually it's a one time event and when you have quite a few cattle things like that pop up.
ALACOWMAN":18gy4mtu said:I use a pair of long handle pruning shears. they work great don't have to raise the feet just scoop under and clip. its been my experiance the the genetic foot trouble comes from the bulls side.plbcattle":18gy4mtu said:cattle with long toes and cattle with bad feet are not the same. some cattle have bad feet and problems withe the actual structure of the foot or bones above the foot, a genetic defect. If an animal doesn't have rough terrain to trim the hooves, they sometimes need trimmed. It is a hair follicle that grows with protein. I have some cows that occasionally get long toes and I promise you nobody on here would cull them. Usually it's a one time event and when you have quite a few cattle things like that pop up.
how do you string their leg up? I go around the hoof up and over the support then back down to above the knee and back up to support. but this is something I just kinda figured out on my own so would like to hear how others do itglover36":2cn7fggj said:we just do the feet our selves cause all our cows are calm enough to put in a stall and string there leg up
plbcattle":17eekn9n said:also how often do you trim your problem cows feet if there toes are long. Thanks
msscamp":2mzafdnx said:plbcattle":2mzafdnx said:also how often do you trim your problem cows feet if there toes are long. Thanks
In 50 years of raising cattle we've never had a need to trim their feet.