Hoof-It is a cow hoof trimming service that can help prevent or cure lameness in your herd. We will trim your cows safely, efficiently and with the minimum of stress.
On a cows trimmed/hour basis we are a highly effective and cost efficient service for farmers to reduce the number of lame cows in your herd and increase your production.
Servicing the Waikato region and wider North Island on request.
Got questions? Call Stuart on 021 278 8278
Using the services of a professional hoof trimmer is best-practice for farms today. By using a cattle crush purpose built for hoof trimming, our team can work faster, safer and more effectively.
Ekochute are a simple, easy to use crush, but come fully loaded with everything needed for efficient, and safe handling and trimming of all four feet.
We take biosecurity very seriously. All equipment is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each farm visit, to ensure no cross contamination occurs.
For the farmer that has hoof care knowledge, we have a range of products that can help them with this task on the farm. A lot of the products we sell are the same products we use in our service.
Hoof-It is a cow hoof trimming service that can help prevent and treat lameness issues in your herd. Having shaped and rebalanced 100,0000’s of hooves over 10+ years, we have the experience and knowledge to skilfully trim hooves, while diagnosing the cause of lameness issues.
There are over 20 different types of hoof lesions and ailments, so it takes a great deal of experience and knowledge to learn about each one. Because hoof trimming is all we do, we’ve mastered our skill well. With the knowledge and experience gained over the years working on many thousands of hooves, your cows are in good hands with our expert team. We can identify which infections to treat, and promote faster healing, saving you a lot of time and hassle.
Lameness, as well as causing the cow unwanted pain and suffering, can lead to body condition loses and milk production loses. It may also take a lot longer for the cow to get back in calf, all these factors greatly affect the profitability for the farmer. So preventative hoof care may be better and more cost effective than cure.
Prevent more serious health issues in your herd with regular hoof trimming from professional hoof trimmers. Keep costs down and minimise stress to your animals, by getting the professionals to do it.
Our mobile service is as safe and stress free as possible for your cows. With each cow securely held within a crate, they can’t injure themselves. What’s more, by lifting and holding the hoof in place, we can carefully inspect each one. If there is a problem, we can take the time needed to attend to it in more detail; so it heals faster and better.
Our team use purpose-built hoof trimming crushes, which enable a greater rate of cows per hour. They also make trimming easy as they hold each hoof securely, enabling us to give it the attention to detail needed for accurate diagnosis and careful trimming. For more reasons why you should choose Hoof-It, check out this section of our website.
Check out our purpose built hoof trimming crush in action.
Ekochute Hoof trimming Crushes are the end-product of years of hands-on hoof trimming experience combined with high quality manufacturing with simplicity taking the forefront.
Prevention of lameness is critical in improving farm profitability and cow welfare. The financial impact of lameness is estimated in excess of $350 per lameness case, for the average cow and farm. We believe this cost to be higher in herds that are above the national average.
We keep accurate records of each and every cow, so you have all the information you need to share with your vet/nutritionist/adviser and to work out costs per cow.