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Update on Hoof Knife Disinfection
Work is being carried out at the University of Liverpool, in conjunction with AHDB Dairy, to establish an effective protocol for disinfecting hoof knives during

The RNLI
The RNLI was honoured to receive the money raised by the UK Cattle Lameness Conference – thank you so much. The RNLI is the charity
Ceva hosts Cattle Ruminations on Lameness… a Virtual Roadshow series
NACFT Sponsor Ceva Animal Health has launched, Cattle Ruminations on Lameness… a Virtual Roadshow to enable registered mobility scorers and qualified foot trimmers to catch up
Covid-19 Farmer Best Practice – please share with your clients
It is important to keep you and your clients say, but it is also important for them to keep YOU and other routine visitors safe
Covid-19 Best Practice Guidelines
NACFT has been working with the Cattle Lameness Steering Group, based on guidance from RCVS, BCVA, BVA and the UK Government guidelines to put together

Wopa UK Celebrating 40 Years
From what was started as a “side line “is now a major supplier of hoof care equipment to the UK. Humble beginings from a chance

Do we talk enough about welfare?
Recently I was invited to speak about lameness and welfare at the “International Hoof Health and Welfare Conference” in Spain. Twenty-six countries were present, from
Survey to help research on Trimming Cattle
Dear Members As an article mentioned in the recent edition of Trimmer magazine, Sara Pedersen is conducting two studies on foot trimming. The first is

Eyes Down. Some tips for early detection
I’ve been teaching farmers, vets and trimmers to mobility score cows for many years. When I first started doing it, I was worried I’d be