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Table 4 Recorded claw disorders in 80 co-grazed sheep in farms with no or mild footrot1

From: Possible cross-infection of Dichelobacter nodosus between co-grazing sheep and cattle

Farm

n

MFR

SFR

ACS

WLF

NCD

6a

10

3 (1)

0

0

3 (1)

4 (2)

7a

10

0

0

0

1 (1)

9 (2)

8a

10

2

0

0

0

8 (1)

9a

10

0

0

3

3 (2)

6 (1)

10b

10

0

0

3

0

7

11b

10

2 (1)

0

0

2

7 (2)

12b

10

0

0

1

0

9

13b

10

0

0

0

0

10 (2)

  1. MFR = Mild footrot
  2. SFR = Severe footrot
  3. ACS = Abnorm claw shape
  4. WLF = White line fissure
  5. NCD = Number of sheep with no claw disorders
  6. 1Serogroup-PCR-positive samples (16) in brackets
  7. aMild footrot previously recorded in sheep flock
  8. bNo footrot previously recorded in sheep flock