Dairy Hoof Care notes
This paper describes the basics of functional hoof trimming and the common diseases of dairy cattle feet.
- Date:
- 2016
- Primary Material Type:
- Reference Material
- Institution:
- Vermont Technical College
- Project Name:
- Institute of Applied Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Technical College
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 2
- Subjects:
- Dairy hoof veterinary care
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- Vermont Dairy Farmers
- Industry Sector:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting -- Animal Production and Aquaculture -- Cattle Ranching and Farming (1121)
- Occupation:
- Management Occupations -- Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers (11-9011)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences (01)
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- One hour
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Presentation only - requires user to navigate through content.
- Quality Note:
- This document was written by a veterinarian with significant experience as a dairy farm manager and bovine pediatrician. The material was refined via continuous use with practicing dairy farmers and resulting discussion.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Consultations during development of instructional materials
- Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Course Note:
- Dairy Hoof Care
Accessibility
- Accessibility Features:
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- Text Access - Text to Speech
- Text Adjust - Compatible
- Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
- Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Order - Digital resource layout
- Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
- Audio/Video Delivered Via Media Player
- Non Flickering Content
Copyright / Licensing