A simple levered crush has cut the time it takes to trim a goat’s foot to less than five minutes per animal on a Welsh milk production unit – and made the job more comfortable too. Milk producer Pete ...

Goat nails grow fast and need to be trimmed regularly to prevent nasty infections and avoid long-term joint problems. In the rocky mountain crags where their wild ancestors dwelled, the constant ...

They say among horsemen “no hoof, no horse.” This is just as true with pack goats. Proactive hoof and leg care is critical to a pack goat fitness and packing longevity. Many things can go wrong with ...

Goats need to be held still in various contexts, including slaughtering, hoof-trimming, and milking. Ideally, the method of restraint should be comfortable/humane, strong, portable, easy to use, and ...

CHARLES SCHWAB BUILDING. WHILE TRIMMING ANIMAL HOOVES IS A SPECIAL JOB AND IF YOU LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, THERE’S LIKELY NOT A VET NEARBY TO DO IT. ONE LOCAL COUPLE IS CHANGING THAT, THOUGH. THEY TRAVEL ...

Farmers are shown how to trim the hooves of their cows at Red Hill in Limuru in 2016. [File, Standard] Hoof trimming is key in the prevention of lameness in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs ...