Dynamics and impact of footrot and climate on hoof horn length in 50 ewes from one farm over a period of 10 months
Footrot, including interdigital dermatitis, is caused by Dichelobacter nodosus cause the majority of lameness in sheep in the UK. Lame sheep often have overgrown hoof horn but recent evidence has indicated that trimming overgrown hoof horn increases recovery time, and that routine foot trimming of t...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Balliere Tindall
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168150/ |