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Locl name : Lan-ag |
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Cause : Spherophorus necrophorus |
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Transmission : -Discharges from the feet of infected animals. -Infection gains entrance through abrasions on the skin on the lower part of the foot. |
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Clinical signs and lesions : -Sudden severe lameness may be accomplished by a moderate fever. -Temporary depression of milk yield in cows. -Temporary infertility in bulls. -Typical lesions occur in the skin at the top of the interdigital cleft and takes the form of a fissure with swollen protruding edges. |
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Recommendation : -Systematic and local treatment on antibiotics and sulfonamides. -Apply 3% formalin or 5% copper sulfate on affected areas. -Filling in of muddy and stony patches in barnyards and lanes will reduce the incidence of the disease. -Provision of foot bath containing 5-10% solution of copper sulfate in a doorway so that cows have to walk through it 2x daily, will practically eliminate the disease on dairy farms. |
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