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Hoof care and diseases

Hoof care is an important aspect of sheep and goat management. Sheep and goats with hoof problems will usually fail to perform to their genetic potential. The two most common diseases affecting the hooves of sheep and goats are footrot and foot scald. These diseases are most prevalent in moist climates and during wet times of the year. On this page, hoof-related links are arranged according to subject matter: breeding for resistance, general information, hoof care, hoof trimming, lameness, footrot (and scald), treatment and control, and other hoof 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 by Susan Schoenian
[SlideShare] Sheep hoof health and management | PDF by Susan Schoenian
Sheep Foot Health Research & Education @ University of Maine recommended

Hoof care

Hoof Care - Sheep 201 by Susan Schoenian
[PDF] Hoof anatomy, care, and management in livestock - Purdue University
[PDF] Hoof care for goats - Sweetlix®
Hoof pictures - My Flickr™ by Susan Schoenian
[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 recommended
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 recommended
Hoof trimming photos - Greener Pastures Farm
[YouTube] How to prevent sheep foot rot - University of Maine recommended
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 recommended
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

Avoid footrot like the plague - Purdue University
[PDF] Contagious footrot - Utah State University | An Update
[PDF] Footrot and foot scald - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Guide to footrot in sheep - Alberta Sheep
Footrot or scald: which is it? - Ohio State University recommended
[PDF] Footrot and scald in cattle and sheep - Kansas State University
Footrot and scald in goats and sheep - Alabama Coop. Ext. | PDF
[PDF] Footrot in sheep and goats - Purdue University recommended
Footrot in sheep and goats - NSW, Australia | PDF
Hoof rot (footrot) - Boergoats Home
Footrot - Penn State Meat Goat Home Study Course
[PDF] Footrot in sheep - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Hoof rot, hoof scald, and hoof abscesses - Onion Creek Ranch
Footrot in sheep: 1. Disease Facts - Victoria, Australia
Footrot in sheep: 2. Diagnostics - Victoria, Australia
Footrot in sheep: 5. Benign Footrot - Victoria, Australia
Scald, footrot, and foot abscess in sheep - NADIS, UK
[PDF] Sheep Farmer's Guide to Footrot and its Control - Footvax™

Treatment, control, eradication

Control, treatment, and elmination of foot rot - Virginia Tech | PDF recommended
[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

 

Hurt foot
Sheep with foot scald