Break free from the pain of footrot

Footrot is the most common cause of lameness amongst sheep and is one of the most important health and welfare issues facing British sheep farmers.  The disease, which can result in reduced mobility, impaired fertility and reduced growth rates in lambs, is caused by two different bacterial infections: Fusobacterium necrophorum, which infects the hoof space, and Dichelobacter nodosus, which causes subsequent infection in the foot itself.

 

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