Claw care made easy!

Claws carry the milk! This statement makes it clear that only healthy claws contribute to an optimal milk production. Depending on the severity of the claw problems, the cow has to endure pain and the milk produce is reduced in any case.
 
Regular and correct claw care is therefore of enormous importance for the cow's well-being and the dairy farmer's wallet. Research has shown that claw problems are one of the leading causes of dairy cow deaths. The average cost, depending on the severity of the problems, is up to € 300.00 per cow.
 
Claw care must always be done by trained persons with suitable tools. It is an individual decision whether the dairy farmer is trained in seminars and does the claw care himself or lets professional claw caretakers take the lead.
 
The essential phases of claw care (often described as 5- or 6-phase models) are cutting the claws to the correct size, creating a concavity, exposing lesions and applying reliefs (elevations on the healthy partner claw).

Kerbl offers a selection of professional tools for all phases of functional claw care:

• Aesculap brand claw knives and Kerbl "Profi" and "SuperProfi" for left- and right-handers.
• Claw cutting and grinding wheels : different discs should be used depending on the level of training. Too much removal of the horn means the production of lameness.
• Cutting and examination pliers

Hoof Cutting Disc ProTrim

Hoof Cutting Disc

Hoof Cutting Disc P6

Hoof Cutting Disc SuperProfi

Hoof Abrasive Disc Standard

IP PHILIPSEN Super Hoof Abrasive Disc

Hoof Abrasive Disc

If a lesion/ulcer is detected, this claw must be treated and relieved. There are now very different block shapes and materials that are fixed to the healthy partner claw using special adhesives.
 
Kerbl has all types of wood in the range of blocks : straight, slanted, flat.

Wooden Block Standard

Wooden Block, Flat Design

Wooden Block, Wedge Shape

Comparison of adhesive distribution standard block (left) and wooden block special (right):

When bandaging the damaged claw, cohesive bandages have become popular in recent years. The VetLastic Bandage by Kerbl win over with the best hand wearability, optimal adhesion in summer and winter.

Due to loose housing, the removal of bandages increasingly presents farmers/claws with the challenge of surviving this without injury. Kerbl has developed a new bandage knife for this purpose, which has all the properties to work quickly and gently on animals. The blades can be easily replaced and renewed.