Digital dermatitis, how do I eliminate it?

[bovine]

Clean dry environment. Lots of space, regular scraping. Good ventilation. Lots of bedding. If the cows legs are spotless then you'll have much less of a problem.

Footbath every day. Roger Blowey makes the point that if you were having a mastitis problem and teat dipping every Monday morning we'd think you were an idiot. Infectious disease needs tackling every day.

Pick up lame cows, trim under run horn. Dry off the lesion and spray with topical antibiotic spray. Bandages are bad and make things sweaty and soggy. No need for injectable antibiotics. Painkillers may have a role as it's clearly very painful.

Regular trimming helps - log toes drop the heel closer to the floor.

Sheep share the infection but are not a significant ongoing risk, although can bring in new strains.

You will never eliminate the infection.

 

[Devon lad]

Have you tried tylan powder?

No I haven't tried that, I just use leftover in the bottles.

 

[Devon lad]

 

[Devon lad]

 

[multi power]

bag of copper sulphate and half a bag of lime tonight

 

[supercow]

U put lime in your footbath @multi power ? Does that help digi?

 

[multi power]

U put lime in your footbath @multi power ? Does that help digi?

Don't know yet, first time doing it today, ment to help the copper stick to the feet

 

[davidroberts30]

Don't know yet, first time doing it today, ment to help the copper stick to the feet

Stuck to your boots anyway

 

[Jamer]

5% formalin once daily 12 days a fortnight; barely a handful of 200 milkers found with DD in the last 12 months and foot trimmer not found hardly a case routinely trimming every 6-8weeks. Bulling heifers share milkers passageways at certain parts of the day; probably treated a dozen topically during the winter for the simple reason they are exposed to DD but don't get routinely footbathed. Tells it's own story.

 

[dinderleat]

5% formalin once daily 12 days a fortnight; barely a handful of 200 milkers found with DD in the last 12 months and foot trimmer not found hardly a case routinely trimming every 6-8weeks. Bulling heifers share milkers passageways at certain parts of the day; probably treated a dozen topically during the winter for the simple reason they are exposed to DD but don't get routinely footbathed. Tells it's own story.

Why not foot-bath them as well?
We built one in a crossover in the cubicles for the in-calf heifers only foot-bath once a week, but seemed to of worked a treat no cases. Plus we bought another scraper for the young stock farm to keep contamination down.

 

[Fergieman]

DD cases have been alot less since moving from scrapped twice aday passages to slatted passages. Just goes to show that keeping the feet dry and clean is the biggest help.

 

[multi power]

DD cases have been alot less since moving from scrapped twice aday passages to slatted passages. Just goes to show that keeping the feet dry and clean is the biggest help.

Hefiers from here go to a contract rearer, a very very fussy man, on slats and lot of trouble with didgi
Even get it in the calves here, I'm wondering if it never leaves them

 

[southerner up north]

Just got our first case on our beef farm, is there any way of stopping it now in terms of an intense footbathing routine for the next few weeks? Or is a case of we have it in the herd now and have to just slow its spread

 

[Dragon]

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I like that!! I Made one similar size out of concrete. How long would you expect it to remain water tight. Copper sulphate would rot metal very quickly.