Anyone for a trim?
June trims the goats’ hooves, on average, every six weeks. Keeping their hooves in good nick, along with the copper added to their mineral mix, prevents them from getting scald or footrot. (See Footrot...
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Footrot Flats
Potentially, yes – and footrot hill country! Sheep and goats particularly susceptible to footrot and its precursor, scald. When the gap between the hooves becomes inflammed and swollen it’s called scald, which makes them...
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