Clinical Context Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for production animal practice, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated A study published in Journal of dairy science in 2026 evaluated prevalence and distribution of hoof lesions in Southern Italian dairy farms adopting regular hoof trimming between 2016 and 2020: A retrospective observational study..

Key Findings Lameness, primarily caused by hoof lesions, is a major concern for the dairy industry. Although regular hoof trimming is widely used as part of prevention and treatment, its long-term effects are not fully understood. This retrospective study investigated 10 dairy farms in Southern Italy that transitioned from irregular (when cows showed signs of lameness or overgrown hooves) to regular ho…