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Genetic and phenotypic aspects of foot lesion scores in sheep of different breeds and ages

Animal, 2008
Footrot is a costly endemic disease of sheep. This study investigates the potential to decrease its prevalence through selective breeding for decreased lesion score. Pedigreed mule and Scottish Blackface (SBF) ewes were scored for lesions on each hoof on
G.J. Nieuwhof, J. Conington, L. Bűnger, W. Haresign, S.C. Bishop   +4 more
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Aetiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Control of Foot-Related Lameness in Dairy Sheep

Animals, 2019
During the last twenty years, considerable research efforts have recognized the consequences of foot-related lameness primarily in cattle, and meat and wool sheep.
Athanasios I. Gelasakis, Aphrodite I. Kalogianni, Ioannis Bossis   +2 more
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Reviewing Footrot in Sheep [PDF]

, 2018
Ovine footrot is the main cause of lameness in sheep around the world and is responsible for extensive economic and welfare impacts. It can be an extremely contagious disease, resulting from the invasion of the interdigital tissue by a complex mixture of
Caetano, P, Branco, S, Caetano, Pedro, Bettencourt, EV   +3 more
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A field study on rational choice of medication: The use of Tilmicosin and Cefquinome in ovine footrot treatment

Revista Científica
In veterinary medicine, it is extremely important to use drugs that will not put human health at risk. In the treatment of animal diseases, the preference of drugs that accumulate in muscle tissue (meat) and are excreted from the body with milk because ...
Ferit Yıldız, Musa Gençcelep
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Dichelobacter nodosus and footrot in Swedish sheep [PDF]

, 2016
Ovine footrot is a contagious bacterial disease primarily caused by Dichelobacter nodosus. Footrot affects the feet of sheep and is characterised by two major clinical presentations.
Frosth, Sara
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Facts about footrot - A special booklet for neighbours of properties which have been quarantine for Footrot, or farmers wanting to know more about footrot

, 2004
Footrot is a contagious disease of sheep and goats caused by a mix of different bacteria, with the essential one being Dichelobacter nodosus. The bacterial infection can cause varying degrees of damage to the horn of the foot, leading to lameness, and ...
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
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Lameness in English lowland sheep flocks : farmers' perspectives and behaviour [PDF]

Lameness in sheep is an important welfare concern causing financial loss through lost performance. This thesis increases epidemiological understanding of sheep lameness from the farmers’ perspective, using interdisciplinary approaches.
King, Elisabeth M.
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Virulent footrot : mild or severe?

, 1996
The footrot eradication scheme in Western Australia has resulted in a low prevalence of severe footrot. To appreciate the achievement, we need to understand what exactly is being eradicated.
Depiazzi, Laurie
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Assessment of two different methods for sampling and detection of Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum in dairy cows in Eastern Slovakia

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2018
The aim of our study was to find the most appropriate way of sample collection from cattle feet as well as to assess simple and effective sample processing, including DNA extraction for reliable diagnosis of bacteria Dichelobacter nodosus and ...
Adriana Osová, Ivana Segurado Benito Pilipčincová, Ján Király, Michal Dolník, Pavol Mudroň   +4 more
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Control of Footrot in Small Ruminants of Nepal

Footrot, a bacterial disease which attacks the feet of sheep and goats causing lameness and high levels of flock mortality, was endemic in the western districts of Nepal.
McLeod, Ross
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