It's all this time! The dry goods of German hoof trimming are all here!

In Germany, a hoof trimmer is a very tall occupation, which is not only highly skilled, but also very rich in income, even equivalent to a horseshoe specialist.

Recently, a friend who raised cattle left a message for me backstage, wanting to know more about the dry goods for trimming hoofs in Germany. So I collected information intensively, and made a detailed arrangement from the symptoms and harm of bovine hoof disease, the classification of hoof repair, the standard of hoof repair, and the tools of hoof repair.

1. Symptoms of hoof disease in cattle

With the growth of cattle, the cutin of hoof toes and soles will also grow metabolically. Imagine what would happen if our nails were never cut? On the other hand, the same is true for cattle hooves. If they are not trimmed in time for a long time, it will not only breed bacteria, but also affect the center of gravity of cattle. It will be difficult for small hooves to bear more than 6kg, which may lead to cattle hoof disease.

1. Cattle hoof disease is characterized by pain, swelling, suppuration, ulcer and other symptoms at first. With the aggravation of the disease, it will lead to anxiety in standing, difficulty in lying down and even difficulty in walking.

2. Without timely and effective treatment, the affected limb can't bear the weight, and the weight will be transferred to each limb to bear the weight alternately by adjusting the posture, which will lead to one or more limbs limping, kneeling and severe pain;

3. With the severity of lameness, the intake and milk yield of cattle decreased sharply, the production capacity was lost, and the hoof shell fell off, rotted and deformed.

second, the harm of hoof disease

hoof is as important to cattle as feet are to people. Generally speaking, the harm of bovine hoof disease mainly has the following five aspects:

1. It affects the normal feeding and rest of cattle, which will lead to the slowdown of cattle growth and even negative weight gain;

2. Lactating cows will greatly affect milk production and increase the incidence of mastitis;

3. There will be secondary diseases such as bovine pasteurellosis and systemic sepsis, which will lead to the death of cattle in severe cases;

4. Pregnant cattle with upper limb hoof disease will increase the risk of abortion, and its abortion rate is 3~5 times that of normal cattle, even if it does not abort, it is more likely to have dystocia at delivery;

5. If cattle are eliminated in advance, limb and hoof disease will greatly increase the elimination rate of cattle, directly affect the economic benefits of cattle farms and cause huge losses.

It is suggested that friends who raise cattle must pay attention to the harm of cow's hoof disease, pay attention to the health care of cow's limbs and hoofs in peacetime, and should have the concept that prevention is greater than cure, which can promote limb health from three latitudes: the enclosure environment of cow's hoof, the hygiene of cattle and timely hoof repair.

III. Functional and therapeutic hoof trimming

The purpose of hoof trimming is to make cows walk comfortably. According to different purposes, it can be generally divided into functional and therapeutic hoof trimming.

In German cattle farms, generally, large-scale hoof trimming is organized twice a year in spring and autumn. If the cow's hoof is healthy, it can be repaired functionally. The cattle are driven into the standing hoof repair vehicle, and the hoof repair engineer determines the hoof repair scheme by measuring the size of the cow's hoof with a hoof repair caliper; Then cut off the hard horniness of the hoof toe with a hoof trimmer, and trim off the extra horniness between the sole of the hoof and the toe seam with a hoof trimmer; Then use a special angle grinder to polish the cow's hoof more smoothly. After the functional hoof trimming, the cattle can move freely.

The actual situation is often more complicated. For cattle hooves that have suffered from hoof-trimming disease, they should be treated on the basis of functional hoof-trimming. Under normal circumstances, if one of the inner and outer toes of a cow's hoof is good, the diseased hoof toe can be medicated and bandaged, and then wooden shoes can be stuck on the healthy hoof toe with special glue for repairing the hoof, so that the wound can be suspended and ventilated to promote healing. Generally, the cow can walk normally after the wooden shoes are glued. If both toes of the cow's hoof are sick, it is necessary to wrap the cow's hoof as a whole, and then fix it with a self-adhesive elastic bandage to prevent infection. Put the cow in a dry pen and rest for about four weeks, and at the same time reduce the milking amount and promote recovery.

IV. Six latitudes of the standard for trimming hoofs

After reading the above contents, some friends may be curious. What is the basis for the German hoof trimmer to trim hoofs? Through practice and accumulated experience, a quantifiable and unified standard of hoof trimming has been formed for different breeds of dairy cows. The details are as follows:

1. The angle between the hoof bottom and the hoof wall should be 45-5.

2. The hoof wall size will be different according to different breeds and growth stages of cattle. For example, the hoof wall size of Holstein cows should be 7.5cm, and that of large breeds should be larger.

3. The toe of the sole should be 5cm thick.

4. The height of the inner and outer toes of the hooves should be consistent.

5. The heights of both sides at the grooves of the inner and outer toes should be consistent.

6. At the inner third of the hoof toe, the distance between the inner toe and the outer toe should be 5mm wide.

V. German hoof-trimming training school-Defi Woldegk

In Germany, a hoof-trimmer is a very tall and respected profession. Of course, the income of a hoof-trimmer is very considerable.

in Germany, there is a school-Defi Woldegk, which is specially responsible for training hoof trimmers. It has a history of more than 3 years. Because of its exquisite hoof trimming technology and innovation and improvement in tools such as hoof trimmers, it has attracted hoof trimmers and cattle breeders from many other countries to study.

Defi Woldegk professional hoof-trimming company is a German enterprise of Sino-German animal husbandry cooperation project, and it went to China for hoof-trimming technical training according to the needs of Sino-German animal husbandry and cattle industry cooperation demonstration enterprises.

VI. Selection of hoof trimming tools

Germany is a pragmatic and innovative country. With this spirit, it is also at the forefront of the world in animal husbandry, and at the same time, it has exported many advanced experiences.

In terms of hoof-trimming tools, Germany has been adhering to the consistent fine quality management, maintaining the ingenious quality, and at the same time, it has been exploring and innovating in constant practice, and combined with the needs of hoof-trimmers, it has developed a series of hoof-trimming tools with high comfort and high efficiency, and has made great achievements in hoof-trimming vehicles, hoof-trimming pliers, hoof-trimming knives, calipers, hoof-trimming glue, bandages and wooden shoes.

In response to the call of cattle-raising friends-hoping to recommend some hoof-trimming tools with good performance and high cost performance, Mudao Tiancheng selected a batch of imported hoof-trimming tools from Germany through the professional recommendation of German animal husbandry experts and strict and meticulous screening, hoping to bring help to all animal husbandry friends.