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, links are arranged according to subject matter: hoof care, hoof trimming, lameness, footrot (and scald), treatment and control, and other hoof diseases.

Hoof care

Feet - GoatWisdom
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
How to trim goat hooves the right way - Boer Goats Home
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

Lameness

[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

[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
[PDF] Footrot and scald in cattle and sheep - Kansas State University
Footrot and scald in goats and sheep - Alabama Coop. Ext. | PDF
[PDF] Contagious footrot - Utah State University | An Update
Avoid footrot like the plague - Purdue University
[PDF] Footrot in sheep and goats - Purdue University
Hoof rot (footrot) - Boergoats Home
Footrot - Penn State Meat Goat Home Study Course
[PDF] Footrot in sheep - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Scald, footrot, and foot abscess in sheep - NADIS, UK
Hoof rot, hoof scald, and hoof abscesses - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Benign footrot in sheep and goats - Western Australia
[PDF] Footrot in sheep and goats - NSW, Australia
Footrot in sheep: 1. Disease Facts - Victoria, Australia
Footrot in sheep: 2. Diagnostics - Victoria, Australia
Footrot in sheep: 5. Benign Footrot - Victoria, Australia

Treatment and control

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

Other hoof diseases

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

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Last updated 25-Jul-2010 by Susan Schoenian.