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1. Disease Process in Animals foot rot in cattle b.stev

3. what is FOOT ROT ? ACUTE inflammation: skin & tissue > inter-digital cleft LESION often accompanies this CATTLE in muddy areas are especially prone: dairy/ beef

5. WHAT HAPPENS? WET ground , faeces , mud softens the skin - microbes then enter through small abrasions ie: a stone bruise/ thorn/ wood/ frozen faeces

6. occurs : HIND feet most often PROMPT diagnosis saves time/ money & the loss of production from the animal SIGNS: raises the foot - reluctance to move loss of appetite, weight/ impaired gait (University of Florida, 2008)

7. animal/s are cleaned for inspection – the VET needs to ensure it is foot rot LARGE HERDS: feed additive, a control measure ALSO: - chlortetracycline - oxytetracycline ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY ie: antibiotic given 3 - 5 days TREATMENT: Vetinerary Inspection is required (Cattle Today Inc, 2008)

8. WITH severe foot rot : removal of a CLAW may by necessary RECOVERY : animal has a single claw NEGLECT to the animal would cause a significant cost in treatment & loss of economic production from the animal

10. Bibliography University of Florida. (2008). Foot rot in cattle. Retrieved September 28, 2008 from http//:www.edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM068 - 13k - Cattle Today, Inc. (2008). Cattle diseases –footrot . Retrieved September 28, 2008, from http://cattletoday.info/footrot.htm Hirsh .D. C, MacLachlan .N. J & Walker .R.L. (2004). Veterinary microbiology- google book result. Retrieved September 27, 2008, from books.google. co.nz/books?isbn=0813803799 …