Dairy cow lameness with its appalling costs, both financial to the farmer and in suffering to the animal, has come to be regarded as an occupational ailment of dairy cows wherever they are kept in intensive conditions.

This thoughtful text is superbly illustrated with more than 270 diagrams showing just how the foot and claws function, why ailments occur, causes of these disorders and diseases, and the precise role and techniques of claw trimming.

Ideal for veterinarians, claw trimmers and farmers.