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Effective treatment of claw horn lesions with hoof blocks

HOOF blocks can be a useful tool for aiding the healing of cattle foot problems but if used incorrectly they can do more harm than good. Hannah Noble finds out more.

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Effective treatment of claw horn lesions with hoof blocks

HOOF blocks can be a useful tool to aid the healing of cattle foot problems but if used incorrectly they can do more harm than good. Hannah Noble reports. Lameness in the dairy herd is caused by a wide...

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