HOOD TRIMMING

1. H
O
O
F
T.L.EANIMAL PRODUCTION
TRIMMING
LizelleEnciso&
Jellesa Bacarisas

2. LET'STALK
ABO
U
TGO
AT
H
O
O
F TRIM
M
IN
G

3. TH
EGO
ALO
F H
O
O
F TRIM
M
IN
GISTOALLO
W
YO
U
RGO
ATTOW
ALKN
O
RM
ALLY
. TH
ELACKO
F
TRIM
M
IN
G, O
RIM
PRO
PERTRIM
M
IN
G, CAN
LEADTOFO
O
TAN
DLEGPRO
BLEM
S. TH
E
AM
O
U
NTO
F TIM
EBETW
EENTRIM
M
IN
GS
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EPEN
D
SO
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AN
YFACTO
RS, SU
CHASTYPE
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F TERRAIN
, TH
EGO
AT'SAGE, LEVELO
F
ACTIVITY
, N
U
TRITIO
N
ALLEVEL, AN
D
GENETICS.
WHATIS THEPURPOSOFHOOFTRIMMING IN GOAT

4. H
O
O
F
TRIM
M
IN
G T
rim
m
ingis easily doneindam
p
coldweather whenthehooves
arepliable,brittlehooves needa
hoof ointm
ent,or else,thes by
lettingthegoat standondam
p
floor for severalhours before
hoof trim
m
ing
This practiceaim
s toprevent
m
alform
ationof thetoes,
abnorm
algait andtoprevent foot
rot that results fromgetting
m
anureinsidetheuntrim
m
edhoof.

5. 02Withasharp-cutting
obj
ect,trimdownthe
excess hoof untilthefeet
arelikethoseof anewly
bornkid.
01Holdthefeet of
the goat between
your knees. H
O
WTO
TRIM
TH
E
HOOF?

6. 3. Theedges of the
hoof m
ust beof the
sam
elevelas that of
thefrog( thesoft
part at thecenter ).
4. Whittlethefrogwith
utm
ost caresincethis is
them
ost sensitivepart
of thehoof.
H
O
WTO
TRIM
TH
E
HOOF?

7. TH
ESEARETH
ETO
O
LSU
SED
FO
R H
O
O
F TRIM
M
IN
G
•Gloves
•Brush
•hoofshears
•rasp or
knife

8. AD
VANTAGES
O
F H
O
O
F
TRIM
M
ING
Hoof trim
m
ingis anim
portant part of a
dairy operation.Goats freeof lam
eness will
bem
oreproductive,m
oreactive,andhave
longevity intheherd.Them
orefrequently
hoof trim
m
ingis donetheeasier thetask
willbeandtheless tim
eit willtake.

9. LIZELLEEN
CISO
&
JELESSABACARISAS
T.L.EANIMAL PRODUCTION

10. TH
AN
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