Healthy Hoof Programme
Neil is a Healthy Hoof Provider and recommends that a farm with an ongoing
lameness problem should consider joining the Healthy Hoof Programme.
For an introduction about the Programme -
Healthy Hoof Flier
To locate your local Healthy Hoof provider contact your local veterinarian or Charlotte Glass:
Drafting or Curtain gates
These are the best solution I have seen yet for end gates of herringbone sheds. As far as I know the only supplier of these is:
Hotter Engineering
2 Collingwood Street
Eltham
Taranaki, New Zealand
Email russell@agritechnz.co.nz
www.agritechnz.co.nz
Spring gates Batt-Latch - Automatic Gateway Release Timer
This gate release system can be used to open the paddock gate at a certain time to let cows come home to be milked at their own pace. This can save time and takes the pressure off the cows since there is no one behind them pushing them along. Someone just needs to round up the last stragglers.
Novel Ways Ltd
436 Morrinsville Rd, RD4
Hamilton
New Zealand
Freephone: 0800003003 Ph: +64 7 856 6270 Fax: +64 7 856 6439
Email enquiries@novel.co.nz
www.novel.co.nz