Foul In The Foot - at grass

[TheRanger]

Got a batch of 40 calves 6 to 9 months old, and have had 5 come down with foul in the foot in the last 6 weeks.

It’s easy enough to treat with antibiotics and foot spray, and they are usually back to normal within a week. But is there anything that can be put in place while grazing that helps prevent it?

Routine foot-bathing isn’t an option where they are.

Its only one batch that seems to have got it, none of the other fields have had a case yet, touch wood.

 

[HillLuing]

We have had a fair few this year also

Is the field in question got any more rushes, thistles, docks etc in it than the others?? Or any stones or boulders around nd even a lot of broken wood??

Mainly just to see as if so will find they are cutting there feet or skin on these and then the infection is getting in that way

 

[kill]

Are the water throughs stoned around and dry or muddy?

 

[TheRanger]

We have had a fair few this year also

Is the field in question got any more rushes, thistles, docks etc in it than the others?? Or any stones or boulders around nd even a lot of broken wood??

Mainly just to see as if so will find they are cutting there feet or skin on these and then the infection is getting in that way

Not really anything lying around, but it is heavy clay and was as hard as concrete for the months of April and May when it first started.

 

[TheRanger]

Are the water throughs stoned around and dry or muddy?

The water troughs have a stoney area around them, to keep them from getting too muddy when it's wet, but it's been bone dry for most of this year so far!

 

[TheRanger]

Someone suggested liming the ground around the water trough, as this is a high footfall area where the infection can spread, so going to try that to start.

 

[ridger]

Same here this year, put some cattle out to help their feet and they ended up worse

 

[Happy]

Not really anything lying around, but it is heavy clay and was as hard as concrete for the months of April and May when it first started.

Think dry, hard ground is the main reason for it this year. Had a bull with it a fortnight ago. Jag, kept inside for 3 days then he was back out running around after cows like a dafty

 

[puppet]

We had some yearlings off slats with it for the first time. Only been in cows before but usually get better at grass but needed to trim and jag 3 before better

 

[nowtofajob]

What does everyone find best to inject them with?

 

[harperfarmer]

Had always used tylan 200 previously but this year Betamox LA has sorted any fouls we've had really well.

 

[multi power]

What does everyone find best to inject them with?

Pen strep

 

[Spudley]

Alamycin LA or Betamox LA, it's hard enough to catch them once!

 

[Happy]

What does everyone find best to inject them with?

Bottle of Alamycin LA sorted my bull.
Gave him some Loxicom as well.