Genome-wide association with footrot in hair and wool sheep [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Ovine footrot is an infectious disease with important contributions from Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum. Footrot is characterized by separation of the hoof from underlying tissue, and this causes severe lameness that negatively ...
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Field Study on the Prevalence of Ovine Footrot, Contagious Ovine Digital Dermatitis, and Their Associated Bacterial Species in Swedish Sheep Flocks [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Ovine footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) cause lameness in sheep, affecting welfare and economics. Previous Swedish studies focused on individual slaughter lambs, leaving flock-wide prevalence less explored.
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Differences in composition of interdigital skin microbiota predict sheep and feet that develop footrot [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Footrot has a major impact on health and productivity of sheep worldwide. The current paradigm for footrot pathogenesis is that physical damage to the interdigital skin (IDS) facilitates invasion of the essential pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus.
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Impact of Strain Variation of Dichelobacter nodosus on Disease Severity and Presence in Sheep Flocks in England [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 AprV2 and aprB2 are variants of the apr gene of Dichelobacter nodosus, the cause of footrot in sheep. They are putative markers for severe and mild disease expression.
Emma M. Monaghan +7 more
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A survey to understand farmers' perceptions and risk factors for hoof diseases including footrot in sheep in New South Wales, Australia [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 The aims of this study were to develop an understanding of farmers' perceptions and risk factors for footrot, including its less severe forms, and other hoof diseases in sheep in New South Wales (NSW).
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Prevalence of bacterial species associated with ovine footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis in Swedish slaughter lambs [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2022 Background Ovine footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) are contagious mixed bacterial infections with major impacts on animal health and production. In Sweden, ovine footrot and CODD were first detected in 2004 and 2019, respectively. In
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The prevalence, virulence, and serogroups of Dichelobacter nodosus and prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in footrot lesions of sheep and cattle in Morocco [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: Footrot is a contagious disease of ruminants leading to severe economic losses. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, virulence, and serogroups of Dichelobacter nodosus and the prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in footrot
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Factors associated with ovine footrot lesions in Uruguayan flocks: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceOvine footrot has Dichelobacter nodosus as the primary pathogen, and it is characterized by its infectious and multifactorial nature, such as environmental conditions, management practices, and host susceptibility, leading to variable prevalence and ...
Waldemir Santiago Neto +6 more
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“I didn’t see a sheep”: perspectives of lecturers and students at veterinary schools in Great Britain on learning about lameness in sheep [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionGreat Britain has over 15 million ewes. Lameness is one of the top three most economically important diseases for the sheep industry, costing about £80 million per annum. The prevalence of lameness reduced from 10% to 5% between 2004 and 2013
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Natural Mycoplasma Infection Reduces Expression of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Response to Ovine Footrot Pathogens [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Ovine footrot is a complex multifactorial infectious disease, causing lameness in sheep with major welfare and economic consequences. Dichelobacter nodosus is the main causative bacterium; however, footrot is a polymicrobial disease with Fusobacterium ...
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