CowSignals master trainer Bengt Egil Elve and and hoof trimmer Asgeir Tunheim are looking inside the claws! They're using x-ray to see more. Here's the result:
What do you see?
Please share your thoughts, we'll do the same later!
Looking inside the claws
Comments (6)
stuart crane
Should have held the x-ray plate better. Can only see 1/3 of the foot
Anouk Brinkhoff
What do you see? Here we see the side view, this is a long and full claw. You can see the bone in the tip is covered with about 1 cm horn layer,
After trimming it should be not thinner than 5-7 mm!!
Be carefull, do not overtrim! We see sole thickness ( white is the bone)
Kind regards Joep Driessen
Mustafa Brahimouaissa
Thank you for sharing this observation.
Joep Driessen
You're welcome!
Kristina Aaes
Is it just me, or is the bone on the way down? Or it looks like it could break through the surface if the sole is too thin. I am no expert, so i am asking more than trying to give my opinion.
Joep Driessen
Good observations: weird shape of horn, distance between bone and sole is little. Tip might break through the sole… This so called Toe point ulcer is quite common in Holland.
Reason: overtrimming, in combi with a rough abrasive floor, and stress (moving around a lot, restless, not resting enough, too much standing time)
So do not trimm too short : new insights : length should be 9 instead of 7,5 cm in modern holsteins (UK research Bristol)
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