The effect of footrot on weight gain in sheep [PDF]
Animal, 2008 Footrot is a highly contagious bacterial disease of sheep affecting the interdigital skin and surrounding soft and hard horn of a hoof, often resulting in severe lameness.
S C Bishop, W G Hill, H W Raadsma
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Ovine Footrot and Its Clinical Management [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2021 Haben Fesseha School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Haben Fesseha Email haben.senbetu@wsu.edu.etAbstract: Footrot is one of the most important causes of lameness and economic losses in sheep and ...
Haben Fesseha
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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.
Rachel Clifton +4 more
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Prevalence of footrot in Swedish slaughter lambs [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2011 Background Footrot is a world-wide contagious disease in sheep and goats. It is an infection of the epidermis of the interdigital skin, and the germinal layers of the horn tissue of the feet.
Nyman Ann-Kristin J +2 more
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Ovine footrot: A review of current knowledge [PDF]
Veterinary Journal, 2021 Footrot is a contagious foot disease mainly affecting sheep. It is caused by the Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus. Warm, wet environmental conditions favour development of footrot, and under perfect conditions, it takes just 2–3 ...
Patrik Zanolari +2 more
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Prevalence of Dichelobacter nodosus and Ovine Footrot in German Sheep Flocks [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus) is the causative agent of ovine footrot. The aim of this field study was to determine the prevalence of D. nodosus in German sheep flocks. The sheep owners participated voluntarily in the study.
Julia Storms +9 more
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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 ...
Mehmet Ulas Cinar +14 more
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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.
Anna Rosander +4 more
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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).
Karen Smith +7 more
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