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 is a common infectious disease in cattle and is also known as sore foot and foul foot,” said Dr. John Currin, a Virginia Tech veteranarian. “Technically the disease is called interdigital ...
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, ...
I am a regular reader of your weekly columns in the Smart Harvest magazine. I am a dairy farmer in Turbo which is near Eldoret town. This year we had above-average rains and that came with a disease I ...