Prevention and treatment of hoof disease in dairy cattle

Cow hoof disease, together with mastitis and infertility, is the three major diseases that limit the development of dairy industry. Dairy cows suffering from hoof disease not only suffer from pain, but also affect food intake, reduce milk production, dairy hoof disease is serious, will be eliminated, resulting in losses.

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1. Prevention:

1. Trim the hoof regularly. Every spring and autumn, the whole group census, the cow calving or dry milk period to trim the hoof once.

2. The cow playground should be soft and cleaned frequently, and it is strictly forbidden to scatter stones, sharp objects and objects that will stab the cow's hoof. In addition, the sports grounds, barns and milking parlors should be clean and hygienic to prevent cow hooves from being soaked in mud and feces for a long time.

3. Cow feeding. Cow feeding, nutrition should be reasonable, add too much concentrate, easy to cause cow acidosis. After acidosis, cattle hooves are easy to rot and get hoof disease. Long-term lack of vitamins A group, B group, easy to cause hoof cuticle fragile, but also easy to get hoof disease.

4. Observe frequently. Observe the cow's standing posture and walking posture frequently. If you find the cow's standing posture is abnormal or walking leg is lame, check the hoof in time. If hoof disease is found, deal with it in time.

2. Treatment:

Cow hoof disease, the basic treatment: washing, cutting, digging, compressing, packing. First, the cow Baoding, first, wash the affected hoof with clean water or 1% potassium permanganate solution; second, cut, carry out necessary trimming of the affected hoof to fully expose the diseased part; third, dig the affected hoof with rotting cavity, expand the cavity, thoroughly remove the necrotic tissue and let it bleed, then fill the wound cavity with potassium permanganate to stop bleeding, and then clean the wound cavity with 30% 50% potassium permanganate solution. Fourth, apply penicillin cod liver oil emulsion on the wound, and then fill it with a small piece of gauze soaked in loose distillate oil; fifth, wrap it and fix it with a bandage; check once every 5-7 days, if the bandage does not fall off, there is no need to deal with it, otherwise you can be cured by mending again, generally 1-3 times. For the discovery of early, mild hoof disease, generally wash, cut, compress, package "four steps can be, 3-4 days can be cured." Severe cows also need infusion and systemic treatment.