Goats

Trim and treat hooves: cut long or infected areas back to sound, healthy tissue.

Wet ground will exacerbate hoof problems. Ensure you have weather-proof shelters where animals can get out of the rain and dry out their hooves.

To help keep hooves hard and less likely to become infected with foot scald (an infection of the skin between the hooves) or footrot (a stinky infection in the hoof), soak them in a 10% zinc sulphate solution (1 part zinc sulphate to 10 parts water) for at least 5 minutes, up to 15 minutes if animals are infected. An old shower tray in a race makes a good foot bath.