Cattle welfare: Claw trimming of dairy cattle

WE have been following with interest the correspondence that has followed the open access paper by Archer and others (2015) (see, for example, VR, September 26, 2015, vol 177, p 319). As a group committed to the transfer of research into practice in the area of cattle lameness, including the training of farmers and vets, we are keen to revisit our guidelines and training material for effective and safe claw trimming....