Treatment of digital dermatitis using salicylic acid in European bison (Bison bonasus) reveals promising results [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Digital dermatitis (DD) associated with the presence of multiple Treponema spp. was recently described for the first time in European bison (Bison bonasus). DD is characterized by skin inflammation in the distal foot area in various ungulates.
Simone Jucker +9 more
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First Molecular Confirmation of Treponema spp. in Lesions Consistent with Digital Dermatitis in Chilean Dairy Cattle [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Digital dermatitis (DD) is a highly contagious and infectious disease in cattle which has a considerable negative economic impact worldwide, and adversely affects animal welfare.
Nivia Canales +5 more
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Epidemiology of Digital Dermatitis in Western Canadian Feedlot Cattle [PDF]
AnimalsDigital dermatitis (DD) is an emerging disease in feedlot cattle. Our objective was to identify animal- and feedlot-level risk factors for DD by analyzing individual animal health records (n = 1,209,883) and feedlot-level records from western Canadian ...
Sarah Erickson +5 more
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Diagnosis of Bovine Digital Dermatitis: Exploring the Usefulness of Indirect ELISA [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The precision by which animal diseases are diagnosed affects our ability to make informed decisions with regards to animal health management, from a clinical and economic perspective. Lameness is a major health condition in dairy cattle.
João Sucena Afonso +5 more
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Machine learning approaches to predict and detect early-onset of digital dermatitis in dairy cows using sensor data [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 The present study aimed to employ machine learning algorithms based on sensor behavior data for (1) early-onset detection of digital dermatitis (DD) and (2) DD prediction in dairy cows.
Jennifer Magana +6 more
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Characterization of the Hoof Bacterial Communities of Active Digital Dermatitis Lesions in Feedlot Cattle [PDF]
MicroorganismsDigital dermatitis (DD) is a costly hoof infection, causing lameness and pain in feedlot cattle. DD lesions can develop nonlinearly through a series of clinical stages, which can be classified by Dopfer’s M-stage scoring system.
Nicholas S. T. Wong +8 more
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Molecular Screening for Digital Dermatitis-Associated Treponemes in Bovine Ischaemic Teat Necrosis Lesions and Milk in Dairy Cattle [PDF]
PathogensBovine ischaemic teat necrosis (ITN) is a disease affecting the skin of the teats of dairy cows with an unknown aetiopathogenesis. Digital dermatitis (DD)-associated treponemes have previously been suggested as a potential aetiological agent in ITN ...
Hayley E. Crosby-Durrani +3 more
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Local and Systemic Inflammation in Finnish Dairy Cows with Digital Dermatitis [PDF]
AnimalsDigital dermatitis is a disease of the digital skin and causes lameness and welfare problems in dairy cattle. This study assessed the local and systemic inflammatory responses of cows with different digital dermatitis lesions and compared macroscopical ...
Hertta Pirkkalainen +8 more
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Journal of Dairy Science: Digital dermatitis (DD) is a polybacterial disease endemic to most UK dairy farms. It poses a major financial and welfare threat and is characterized by high incidence and recurrence rates. We aimed to investigate the association between the UK EBV for
A. Anagnostopoulos +9 more
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Assessment of immunological response to digital dermatitis pathogen derived antigens following infection, recovery, and reinfection [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe ability to reliably induce bovine digital dermatitis (DD) in naive calves provides unique opportunities to evaluate immune responses of the calves to infection after disease induction, during healing, and after subsequent re-infection.
John W. Coatney +11 more
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