Panaritium of ruminants-footrot Flashcards
Foot rot is more severe in cattle than in sheep
F
The hoof can be detached in the case of foot rot
T
Virulent foot rot can be treated with antibiotics
T
Foot rot occurs only in sheep
F
The agent of foot rot can produce proteases; they are virulence factors
T
the causative agent of foot rot is dichelobacter nodosus
T
the main virulence factors of dichelobacter nodosus are toxins
F
the warm and wet environment can predispose to foot rot
T
Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. Necrophorum can help the agent of foot rot in causing
disease
T
Keratinsase production is a virulence factor of the agent of Foot Rot
T
Foot Rot cannot be prevented by vaccination
F
Production of keratinase is a virulence factor of Dichelobacter nodosus
T
Morbidity of foot rot is very low, 1-5%.
F
Foot bath in zinc sulphate can be used for the treatment of foot rot
T
Dichelobacter nodosus causes foot rot in sheep
T
Dichelobacter nodosus is helped by other bacteria in the pathogenesis of foot rot
T