About the author

Jan Hulsen grew up on a farm with dairy cattle and pigs. He began studying agricultural science and then switched to veterinary medicine. After three years working as a farm vet, he started to focus on education and consultancy. To that end, he became involved in journalism, marketing and business management.

With his company Vetvice, Jan developed the Cow Signals concept, and wrote the successful Cow Signals books series.

Further information on the book

CONTENTS

SECTION ONE: Basic principles

• Success factors 1, 2 and 3
• Success factor 4: early and effective intervention
• Result and monitoring
• Hooves are home-grown
• Structure and fuction
• The ideal
• Conditions for healthy hooves
• Hoof haemorrhages/laminitis
• Hoof load
• External hazards
• Tackle the source
• The main infectious disorders
• Load-related, nutritional and metabolic disorders

SECTION TWO: Day-to-day practice

• Yearling heifers
• Heifers
• Cows in lactation
• Dry cow management
• The cow in the herd
• Fights for dominance and housing

SECTION THREE: Hoof treatments

• Prevention is worthwhile
• Intervention
• Preventive trimming
• Trimming in three steps
• Curative trimming
• Attaching blocks

SECTION FOUR: Monitoring

• Using information
• Continue to improve
• The economic side
• Observing cows in the milking parlour
• Management attention
• Monitor risks
• Monitor hoof health
• Record hoof data
• Monitor lameness
• Avoid "farm blindness"

USEFUL INFORMATION

INDEX

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