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footrot

Contagious disease of sheep caused by a bacterium and spreading easily in warm, wet conditions. It is characterized by inflammation and lameness and is controlled by vaccination, footbathing, and segregation.



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If there is a sickness like pneumonia or foot rot, they'll hit the cattle hard with a therapeutic injectable antibiotic and clear it up.
Because of the bacteriostatic properties of the pHarlo technology contained in Unifresh(TM) Footbath concentrate, the product also helps control bacteria and fungus that infects the hooves of cows causing digital dermatitis and interdigital papillomatosis, also known as hairy heel warts and foot rot.
Without regular trimmings, cows are particularly vulnerable to Hairy Wart, a painful wart that grows between the toes, and Foot Rot, a bacterial sore between the toes that causes the foot to swell.
 
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