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Hoof care and diseases

Breeding for resistance

[PDF] Breeding for resistance to footrot
[PDF, poster] Breeding for resistance to footrot in sheep
[PDF] Breeding for resistance to footrot - use of hoof lesion scoring
[PDF] Breeding for resistance to footrot in UK Sheep
Is it possible to breed sheep for footrot resistance?
[PDF] Natural footrot control through breeding sheep with resistance

General information

Best practice to control foot rot and scald (footrotinsheep.org)
Feet - GoatWisdom
[SlideShare] Goat hoof health and management | PDF
[SlideShare] Sheep hoof health and management | PDF
Sheep Foot Health Research & Education @ University of Maine

Hoof care

Hoof Care - Sheep 201
[PDF] Hoof anatomy, care, and management in livestock - Purdue University
[PDF] Hoof care for goats - Sweetlix®
Hoof pictures - My Flickr™
[PDF] Practical Hoof Care - Navajo Sheep Project
Sheep foot care and diseases - University of Kentucky
[PDF] Take extra care of hooves in wet weather - Sweetlix®

Hoof trimming

Hoof trimming - InfoVets
Hoof trimming - NYS Dairy Goat Project | Meat Goat Project
Hoof trimming - Onion Creek Ranch
Hoof trimming - Fias Co Farm
Hoof trimming in goats - GoatWorld
Hoof trimming 101 - Boergoats.com
[PDF] Hoof trimming 101 - Texas A&M University
Hoof trimming photos - Greener Pastures Farm
[YouTube] How to prevent sheep foot rot - University of Maine
How to trim goat hooves the right way - Boer Goats Home
[PDF] How to trim sheep hooves by Samaneh Azarpazhooh
Foot disorders and how to trim hooves - Daneke Club Lambs
[PDF] Hoof trimming - Boer Goat Breeders of Australia
The basics of hoof trimming - Dairy Goat Society of Australia
[PDF] How to trim the hooves of sheep and goats - Ethiopia SGPIP
Trimming sheep hooves - Informed Farmers

Lameness

Lameness and foot lesions in Dorper sheep - Flock and Herd case studies
[PDF] Lameness in sheep - DEFRA, UK
Lameness in sheep - Merck Veterinary Manual
Six common causes of lameness in sheep - University of Warwick
[PDF] Footrot and lameness in sheep - Scottish Ag. College
Lameness in sheep or goats - Tasmania, Australia | Continued
[PDF] Review of lameness - Pipestone Vet Clinic
Lameness in sheep not caused by scald or footrot - NADIS, UK
Tackling sheep lameness - Moredun Research Institute
[PDF] Flock Health Planning: Lameness - Meat Promotion Wales
Different disease conditions causing lameness in sheep - VetPath (SA)

Footrot and scald

Treatment, control, eradication

Control, treatment, and elmination of foot rot - Virginia Tech | PDF
[PDF] Footrot control - Oklahoma State University
[PDF] Five-day foot bathing treatment of ovine footrot - Western Australia
Footrot control in sheep - Lincoln University
[PDF] Footrot control and eradication - Coopers®
Footrot eradication program for sheep - Hunter Nutrition
Footrot in sheep: 3. Treatment - Victoria, Australia
Footrot in sheep: 4. Prevention and Damage Control - Victoria, Australia
How to calculate dry ingredients for a foot bath - NC State University
[PDF] Managing virulent footrot in Western Australia
Topical footrot treatment - North Carolina State University
[PDF] Natural footrol control through breeding sheep with resistance - NZ
[PDF] Scald and footrot control - NADIS, UK

Other hoof diseases

Founder in goats - Onion Creek Ranch
Laminitis / Founder - Kinne's Mini's
Foot abscess in sheep - NSW, Australia | PDF

Sheep with foot scald  

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. Susan raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on a small farm she calls The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 08-Jan-2012 by Susan Schoenian.