Contagious foot rot

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Bacterial disease
Bacterial disease Contagious foot rot

Overview

Etiology

Bacterial disease

Host Species

Cattle, Deer, Goat, Sheep

Clinical Signs

Lameness

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Foot carriage

Knee walking

Recumbency

Interdigital dermatitis

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Interdigital swelling

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Foul smelling foot discharge

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Hoof sloughing

Anorexia

Pyrexia

Chronic interdigital dermatitis

Unthriftiness

Diagnosis

Clinical examination

Microscopic examination of lesion smears

Fluorescent antibody staining

Anaerobic bacterial culture

Treatment

Penicillin streptomycin combination

Foot trimming and debridement

Zinc sulfate foot bath

Copper sulfate foot bath

Formalin foot bath

Chloramphenicol spray

Prevention & Control

Early detection and isolation

Routine foot bathing

Pasture rotation

Vaccination with Bacteroides nodosus bacterin

Cull chronic nonresponsive animals

Avoid introduction of infected sheep

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