Less slipping, less pain, less stress.
Reduces slip- and impact-related injuries, supports hoof recovery, and lowers pain and stress - usable both reactively and proactively.
HoofGuard is a wearable, preventive hoof solution for dairy cattle. It improves grip, reduces injury, and helps lift milk yield by 5–15% - with ROI in as little as 2–5 months.
Concrete and slatted floors don't suit bovine foot anatomy. Combined with manure, moisture and slips, they drive trauma, digital dermatitis and chronic pain - animals stop visiting the feeder, conception windows are missed, and yield collapses long before culling.
Sources: TÜİK 2025, Eurostat 2024, FAOSTAT 2023, industry literature.
Hoof blocks treat injury after the fact. Rubber mats only cover lying areas. HoofGuard is the first continuously worn, preventive solution - applied easily, lasting 8–12 months, and protecting the animal across feeding, walking and milking zones.
Reduces slip- and impact-related injuries, supports hoof recovery, and lowers pain and stress - usable both reactively and proactively.
+5–15% milk yield, fewer veterinary visits, one less month per year of milk discarded due to medication. ROI typically returns in 2–5 months.
Higher productivity per animal cuts CO₂ emissions per litre of milk by 9–15%, supporting farm-level ESG and climate reporting commitments.
A porous, drainage-channelled hoof shoe optimised for the dual-claw anatomy of cattle. Applied in under five minutes with 3M industrial adhesive - and worn continuously for 8–12 months.
Our next product layer embeds sensing directly into HoofGuard - turning every cow into a continuous data point on welfare, fertility and performance.
Built in collaboration with leading institutions and field partners - combining materials engineering, veterinary science and on-farm validation.
Porous structure and drainage geometry optimised for dual-claw bovine anatomy. Patent-protected by our CTO.
Material refinement with leading industry partners and adhesive systems with 3M - proven, animal-safe technologies adapted for dairy use.
Protocols co-developed with Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and our in-house veterinary lead.
Field deployments with breeders' unions across multiple regions in Türkiye.
Outcomes tracked across mobility scores, milk yield, treatment frequency and CO₂ per litre of milk.
DierVitaal is a Dutch technology company headquartered at The HUB in Almere, Netherlands. Our R&D operations are conducted through our subsidiary at ÇAKÜ Teknokent in Çankırı, Türkiye. We design preventive hoof-health products for medium and large dairy operations - starting in Central Anatolia and expanding across Türkiye and the EU.
Our market entry is built around a strategic distribution partner and a growing network of veterinarians, breeders' unions and distributors.
Modern dairy operations with 50+ animals - and the veterinarians who serve them.
Strategic distribution via a dedicated distribution partner, breeders' unions and field veterinarians.
Multiple regions across Türkiye - expanding from Central Anatolia outward.
Active field validation in progress. EU market entry planned from Year 3 onward.
Answers to the questions we hear most from farm managers, veterinarians and distribution partners.
HoofGuard is the first preventive hoof shoe for dairy cattle, developed by DierVitaal. It is a porous, drainage-channelled shoe attached to each claw using 3M industrial adhesive in under five minutes. The design improves floor grip by up to 40% on concrete and slatted surfaces, and its drainage channels keep the claw dry, reducing digital dermatitis risk. Each cow wears four shoes continuously for 8–12 months.
Lameness in dairy cattle is largely caused by slipping, impact injuries, and prolonged exposure to wet, contaminated flooring. HoofGuard addresses these causes at the source: the textured sole improves traction across feeding, walking and milking zones; the drainage channels reduce moisture and manure contact; and the cushioning layer absorbs impact. Unlike hoof blocks—which treat an injured claw after lameness has already occurred—HoofGuard is worn continuously as a preventive layer.
Farms typically recover their investment in 2–5 months. The return comes from multiple sources: a 5–15% increase in milk yield; fewer veterinary visits and antibiotic treatments; one less month per year of discarded milk due to medication; and an estimated €70 per cow per year saved as routine hoof trimming drops from twice to once annually.
HoofGuard has a wear life of 8–12 months per set. Application takes under five minutes per cow using 3M industrial adhesive and can be carried out by farm staff without specialist equipment. Each cow requires four shoes.
HoofGuard is designed for medium and large dairy operations with 50 or more animals. It is particularly effective in herds housed on concrete or slatted floors—the most common flooring type in intensive dairy systems and the leading contributor to slip and impact injuries.
Traditional hoof treatment—hoof blocks, hoof baths, corrective trimming—is reactive: applied after lameness has already developed. HoofGuard is preventive: applied to healthy animals before lameness occurs, eliminating root causes (slipping, moisture, impact) rather than managing symptoms. It can also be used alongside reactive treatment during recovery.
HoofSense is DierVitaal's Phase 2 product in development. It embeds a sensor module inside the HoofGuard shoe, turning each cow into a continuous health data point. Planned capabilities include estrus detection, live weight estimation, step count, activity monitoring and lameness early-warning signals, accessible via a mobile app with herd-level analytics.
Yes. By improving milk yield per animal, fewer total cattle are needed to produce the same volume of milk. This efficiency gain reduces CO₂ emissions per litre of milk by 9–15%, supporting farm-level ESG and climate reporting commitments.
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