Infectious pododermatitis Flashcards
1
Q
What is infectious pododermatitis also known as?
A
Foot rot
2
Q
What causes foot rot?
A
Fusobacterium necrophrum and Dichlobacter nodosus
Which both eat away at the foot tissue
3
Q
What is foot rot?
A
High contagioud bacterial infection that effects the horn and interdigital space which results in seperation of the hoof horn, the sole horn and the other wall.
4
Q
What are the signs of foot rot?
A
- Abcesses
- Rotting smell and very grungy
- Swelling and inflammation
5
Q
What do you use to treat foot rot?
A
- Oxytetracycline (IM injection)
- Antibiotic foot spray
6
Q
How do you prevent foot rot?
A
- Clean field, and leave free for 14 days (bacteria is present on grazed and recently grazed fields for up to 14 days)
- Frequent animal inspections
- Concrete stations at water trophs
- Foot baths (10% zinc sulphate for 10 mins)
- Cull is reacurant
