Foot rot is an infection that causes swelling, heat, and inflammation in the foot, resulting in severe lameness that occurs suddenly. Dr. Randall Raymond, Director of Research and Veterinary Services ...

“Foot rot can lead to cattle lameness, resulting in lost performance and profitability for your cattle operation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist.

Cattle grazing in flooded or muddy fields have a higher risk of contracting the bacterial infections foot rot and pinkeye, Purdue Extension veterinary specialist W. Mark Hilton says. (Purdue ...

Cause of foot rot can vary. Normally, the skin between the hoofs protects the interdigital space from the outside world, but an injury of some type -- abrasions caused by rough surfaces rough terrain, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — It’s not an uncommon occurrence for cattle to become lame, no matter if they are in a pasture or a feedlot, said Russ Daly, Extension veterinarian and state public health ...

Foot rot is a condition that commonly affects the feet of humans and animals, particularly livestock. Home remedies for smelly feet It can be caused by bacteria or fungi and is characterized by ...

Mary Irungu, a livestock farmer from Kiharu, Murang’a County recently noticed that three of her high producing animals had developed a ‘limping problem’. Ms Irungu who has kept cattle for years, was ...

Cleveland County still needs major rains to lift us up and away from the residual drought damage left in the wake of 2011. I stated many months ago that by early summer we would begin to see the real ...

Mud or a wet weather that leaves pastures and pens wet and boggy can present challenges for hoof health in cattle. If feet are continually wet the hoof horn and skin of the feet become softer and more ...