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sheep feet

  • 31-07-2016 8:10am
    #1
    Country lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭


    Just wondering why should you not pare sheep's feet


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  • #2
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Country lad wrote: »
    Just wondering why should you not pare sheep's feet

    The new advice is that you treat for ''function not form'' in other words if they're not lame don't touch them.
    This has been the advice for the last 2 or 3 years and i haven't pared a sheeps
    foot since then with no ill effects, overgrown hooves just seem to break off.
    They're advising treatment of lame sheep with antibiotic but i'd rather do regular footbathing.
    Have to admit that I'd rather that advice than those that tell me to pare sheeps feet once a year ;)


  • #3
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    They reckon it takes the sheep longer to recover if you pair and treat then just treating alone. Easier on your back also.


  • #4
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Green farmer wrote: »
    They reckon it takes the sheep longer to recover if you pair and treat then just treating alone. Easier on your back also.

    That's why u have all the turnover crates going up for sale on done deal


  • #5
    serfspup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭serfspup


    rangler1 wrote: »
    The new advice is that you treat for ''function not form'' in other words if they're not lame don't touch them.
    This has been the advice for the last 2 or 3 years and i haven't pared a sheeps
    foot since then with no ill effects, overgrown hooves just seem to break off.
    They're advising treatment of lame sheep with antibiotic but i'd rather do regular footbathing.
    Have to admit that I'd rather that advice than those that tell me to pare sheeps feet once a year ;)

    this is not a new theory it has been in practice for decades and if breeders were paying attention to good husbandry and produced sheep with good feet and legs there would be a lot less that would have to be treated.
    if all the money spent on rollover crates was spent on EFFECTIVE footbaths there would be very little need for trimming

    have to say my vendeen rams over the years were not bad regards their feet and their lamds were less prone to scald than charollais


  • #6
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭kk.man


    rangler1 wrote: »
    The new advice is that you treat for ''function not form'' in other words if they're not lame don't touch them.
    This has been the advice for the last 2 or 3 years and i haven't pared a sheeps
    foot since then with no ill effects, overgrown hooves just seem to break off.
    They're advising treatment of lame sheep with antibiotic but i'd rather do regular footbathing.
    Have to admit that I'd rather that advice than those that tell me to pare sheeps feet once a year ;)

    AVet told me that exact advice recently..I didn't fully believe him...but now I do


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