A cattle hobble is an instrument used on dairy cows to help prevent slippage and subsequently muscle tearing, and is also used to help prevent the cow from kicking the milking unit off. This is an effective method and is one of the OSHA guidelines/recommendations for working with dairy cows. Pictured below is one of our dairy cows with a hobble. The main use for this cow is to prevent her from slipping and tearing any muscles. If a cow does slip and tear her muscles, it is very unlikely that she will walk again. These are mainly put on cows who have a history of slipping or are old (or both!).
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