Following is a transcript of the video. - My name is Nate Ranallo, and I am a hoof trimmer. I'm going to show you how I remove rocks and screws from cows' feet. I trim primarily dairy cows. On a ...

Farmers are shown how to trim the hooves of their cows at Red Hill in Limuru in 2016. [File, Standard] Hoof trimming is key in the prevention of lameness in animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs ...

Flakes and shavings from a cow’s hoof fly through the air and ping off Max Boden’s protective glasses while he gives a bovine pedicure. Guiding an electric grinder, he trims a Jersey cow’s hooves to ...

Hoofs grow continually, to make up for wear and tear. Cattle kept in confined areas or soft footing don’t wear their feet down as fast as they grow, and often need periodic hoof trimming. There are a ...

There are no more hoof trimmers, says Nelson Ndungu Kiramba. The old wazee who used to do this job are no more, adds the middle-aged man who has no regret for his career choice, which he says was ...

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In his 42-year career Albert Cousineau guesses he has trimmed the hoofs of more than 200,000 cows. As he nears his 70th birthday, the professional hoof trimmer from the northern Ontario town of ...