Lameness Wetlab

Hoof Anatomy and Basic Hoof Trimming

Abstract

Lameness is one of the most common causes of morbidity in beef and dairy cattle operations and represents an important threat to the well-being of cattle in all types of operations. Critical to the success of lameness management is preventive and therapeutic trimming of the bovine hoof. The purpose of this document is to supplement a lameness and hoof trimming wetlab presented at the 2010 American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Annual Conference. This wetlab is presented by the AABP Lameness Committee, and taught by the subject-matter experts represented within this group. This laboratory will focus on review of anatomy of the bovine hoof and approaches to routine hoof trimming.