Dairy NZ

Follow the steps below to see how the Healthy Hoof Programme works:

Step One: Diagnosis and action plan

Your Healthy Hoof Programme provider comes to your farm and carries out an assessment of your farm and cow management. You receive an action plan which highlights all of the factors likely to be causing lame cows on your farm, and some recommended solutions.

Step Two: Skill development

Your Healthy Hoof Programme provider delivers training in prevention and treatment of lame cows, to all farm staff who require it. Support for staff is also provided through a variety of resources in the toolkit.

Step Three: Monitoring and recording of lame cows

You record your lame cows. Recording systems are provided to make recording of all lame cows throughout the season, simple and accurate for you.

Step Four: Six monthly update

Your Healthy Hoof Programme provider will review your lame cow records for you every 6 months. These records will highlight any ongoing problems or improvements in your lame cows management.

Step Five: Review season and action plan

At the end of the season, your Healthy Hoof Programme provider will review your progress with you, and an action plan can be developed for the following season.

• Farmers - Register now to join the Healthy Hoof programme