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Emollient enhancement of the skin barrier from birth offers effective atopic dermatitis prevention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BackgroundAtopic dermatitis (atopic eczema) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that has reached epidemic proportions in children worldwide and is increasing in prevalence.
Cork, Michael J.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Tracking Reservoirs of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in a Complex Microbial Community Using Metagenomic Hi-C: The Case of Bovine Digital Dermatitis

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2021
Bovine digital dermatitis (DD) is a contagious infectious cause of lameness in cattle with unknown definitive etiologies. Many of the bacterial species detected in metagenomic analyses of DD lesions are difficult to culture, and their antimicrobial ...
Ashenafi F. Beyi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in the Physical Properties and Microbial Community of Dairy Cow Manure—Implications for Testing and Efficacy of Footbathing Products

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Footbaths containing disinfectants are used on dairy farms to reduce the spread of digital dermatitis; however, they commonly become contaminated with manure.
Maeve A. Palmer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of digital dermatitis on hoof conformation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science, 2015
Digital dermatitis (DD) is the most prevalent cause of lameness of infectious origin in cattle. However, little is known about the effects of DD on hoof conformation (HC) during the clinical disease. The objectives of the present study were to (1) evaluate the changes in HC observed in feet affected with clinical DD lesions and (2) investigate the ...
A, Gomez   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Lameness in Dairy Cow Herds: Disease Aetiology, Prevention and Management

open access: yesDairy, 2022
As livestock production systems have changed to intensive commercial structures to meet the increasing demand for animal-based products, there has been an increase in food production diseases, subsequently resulting in animal welfare issues.
Mary Garvey
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers’ practices, motivators and barriers for adoption of treatments of digital dermatitis in dairy farms

open access: yesAnimal, 2013
This study aimed to catalogue the digital dermatitis (DD) treatment practices used by French dairy farmers and to identify the motivators and barriers to the adoption of these treatments. A semi-structured survey was conducted involving 65 farmers in the
A. Relun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outbreak of tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) dermatitis in a home for disabled persons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Five mentally handicapped individuals living in a home for disabled persons in Southern Germany were seen in our outpatient department with pruritic, red papules predominantly located in groups on the upper extremities, neck, upper trunk and face.
Beck, W.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Digital Dermatitis in Dairy Cows: A Review of Risk Factors and Potential Sources of Between-Animal Variation in Susceptibility

open access: yesAnimals, 2015
Digital dermatitis (DD) is a bacterial disease that primarily affects the skin on the heels of cattle. It is a major cause of lameness in dairy cows and a significant problem for the dairy industry in many countries, causing reduced animal welfare and ...
Maeve A. Palmer, Niamh E. O'Connell
doaj   +1 more source

Filaggrin-stratified transcriptomic analysis of pediatric skin identifies mechanistic pathways in patients with atopic dermatitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD; eczema) is characterized by a widespread abnormality in cutaneous barrier function and propensity to inflammation. Filaggrin is a multifunctional protein and plays a key role in skin barrier formation.
Sherstnev, Alexander   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Use of Bandaging in the treatment of Digital Dermatitis

open access: yesFolia Veterinaria, 2021
The aim of this study was to compare two different methods for the treatment of digital dermatitis (DD) in dairy cows. Moreover, both treatment methods were tested if they could stop the recurrences of DD in the same patient.
Mudroň P., Coles L. L., Réková P.
doaj   +1 more source

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