Infectious pododermatitis

Question 1

What is infectious pododermatitis also known as?

Answer 1

Foot rot

Question 2

What causes foot rot?

Answer 2

Fusobacterium necrophrum and Dichlobacter nodosus

Which both eat away at the foot tissue

Question 3

What is foot rot?

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

What are the signs of foot rot?

Answer 4

• Abcesses
• Rotting smell and very grungy
• Swelling and inflammation

Question 5

What do you use to treat foot rot?

Answer 5

• Oxytetracycline (IM injection)

- Antibiotic foot spray

Question 6

How do you prevent foot rot?

Answer 6

• 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