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 ...

Foot rot is an infection of the skin and involves symmetrical swelling between the toes. A key to diagnosis is the foul smell associated with foot rot. This condition occurs more often while cattle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spring and summer are times when we often see lameness issues in cattle. The most common cause of lameness identified on the ranch this time of year is footrot, an infection of the skin between the ...

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 ...