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Hoof Trimming Question
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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 750828" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>If his hooves are curling up I would say that they will not wear down and trimming would definately be needed. If you don't get them trimmed he will probably have a hard time getting around the way he should. Don't want to scare you as I know how much you value your bull but, it could be possible that he ate too much corn and foundered. Is he walking soft on his feet? By the way corn is very low in protein. Your problem is a result of getting too much starch (energy) which may have caused some acidosis issues and subsequent foot problems that may linger. I see this sort of thing all the time in yearling bulls raised in feedlots in an attempt to grow them out faster to get them looking "nicer" by sale day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 750828, member: 2744"] If his hooves are curling up I would say that they will not wear down and trimming would definately be needed. If you don't get them trimmed he will probably have a hard time getting around the way he should. Don't want to scare you as I know how much you value your bull but, it could be possible that he ate too much corn and foundered. Is he walking soft on his feet? By the way corn is very low in protein. Your problem is a result of getting too much starch (energy) which may have caused some acidosis issues and subsequent foot problems that may linger. I see this sort of thing all the time in yearling bulls raised in feedlots in an attempt to grow them out faster to get them looking "nicer" by sale day. [/QUOTE]
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