Digi. Shes not showing lameness because both back feet are sore so she's walking normal. Blue spray 3 days done
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Cows 'n grass
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And this...
Similarly, this is one cow with growths on both front fewer.
Similarly, this is one cow with growths on both front fewer.
That doesn't look like digi
buffalo_soldier
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First one is Digi.
Second one is an interdigital growth, it will have a fancy name no doubt.
Comes from an over reaction to trauma. Such as Digi.
Second one is an interdigital growth, it will have a fancy name no doubt.
Comes from an over reaction to trauma. Such as Digi.
Best pull the plastic footbath out and speak to @Adamrumenhealth
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- Derbyshire
Definitely digi. If you lift her foot and put your finger on it, you will see how painful she finds it. It’d be worth starting a more diligent foot bathing regime and look for other bad cases (lift feet of all lame cows) and look at heels in the parlour.
I would want a cow like that treated and kept somewhere dry for a few days like a straw pad. She will be glad of it and it will help prevent transmission.
I’d also consider how you can practically foot dip dry cows (if AYR calving). They will be a reservoir.
I would want a cow like that treated and kept somewhere dry for a few days like a straw pad. She will be glad of it and it will help prevent transmission.
I’d also consider how you can practically foot dip dry cows (if AYR calving). They will be a reservoir.
Homesy
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- North West Devon
+1 for digi. Second one has had it long term
Dead Rabbits
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Welcome to the digital dermatitis club @Cows 'n grass. It’s a bitch
Cows 'n grass
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I'd like to opt out please asap.
If you work out how to opt out, tell the world
Holsteinfriesian90
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You’ve done very well if haven’t seen it until now.
Cows 'n grass
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We may have seen the odd case but I've always dismissed it as something else. They might get 6/8 weeks in straw yards over winter but my cows are otherwise outside. As long as we can keep the yards clean hopefully it won't establish itself too much.
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what, of all of them ?
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- M6 Hard shoulder
Why ? Know someone who needs a few ?
jimmer
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- East Devon
@Cows 'n grass , my understanding is that due to nearly a 2 month period between becoming infected and showing signs such as yours, there will be others at the in-between stages, so therefore running the whe lot through a strong solution of formalin ASAP would be my recommendation
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- cornwall
We picked It up when we moved here, a bit of footbathing with that smelly provita stuff, and we haven’t had a case now for 12 years
Farmer_1994
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- Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada
What are guys doing for actual treatment of digital dermatitis besides blanket footbathing whole Herd? For years we have always done tetracycline wraps for 2 days on individual cases. Anybody done a copper sulphate wrap how were the results?
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