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*''Fusobacterium necrophorum''
 
*''Fusobacterium necrophorum''
 
*It is ubiquitous in the environment and faeces
 
*It is ubiquitous in the environment and faeces
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|q2=What is the key difference between footrot in cattle and footrot in sheep?
 
|q2=What is the key difference between footrot in cattle and footrot in sheep?
 
|a2= Infection in sheep also requires the presence of the bacterium, ''Dictelobacter nodosus''
 
|a2= Infection in sheep also requires the presence of the bacterium, ''Dictelobacter nodosus''
|l2= Footrot Cattle#Introduction
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|l2= Footrot - Cattle#Introduction
 
|q3= What does footrot look like?
 
|q3= What does footrot look like?
 
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*May be separation of the digits and an enlarged claw cleft
 
*May be separation of the digits and an enlarged claw cleft
 
*Leg is usually also swollen and erythematous
 
*Leg is usually also swollen and erythematous
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|q4=What is the usual treatment for bovine footrot?
 
|q4=What is the usual treatment for bovine footrot?
 
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*Antibiotics – Penicillin G, Oxytetracycline, Trimethoprim-Sulfa, Tylosin
 
*Antibiotics – Penicillin G, Oxytetracycline, Trimethoprim-Sulfa, Tylosin
 
*In severe cases, especially where a lesion has developed in the dorsal interdigital region, topical antibiotics should also be used and a dressing applied
 
*In severe cases, especially where a lesion has developed in the dorsal interdigital region, topical antibiotics should also be used and a dressing applied
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|l4= Footrot - Cattle#Treatment and Control
 
|q5=What is the prognosis after treatment?
 
|q5=What is the prognosis after treatment?
 
|a5= Very good. Most cases respond quickly and completely to treatment and natural immunity lasts for around six months afterwards.
 
|a5= Very good. Most cases respond quickly and completely to treatment and natural immunity lasts for around six months afterwards.
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</FlashCard>
 
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[[Category:Cattle Flashcards]] [[Category:Integumentary Diseases Flashcards]] [[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases Flashcards]]
 
[[Category:Cattle Flashcards]] [[Category:Integumentary Diseases Flashcards]] [[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases Flashcards]]
 
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]
 
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]
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