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Table 5 Recorded contagious claw diseases in 80 co-grazed cows in farms with no or mild ovine footrot1

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

Farm

n

HHE

D 1

D 2

D 3

NCCD

6a

10

0

1

2

0

7

7a

10

0

2

1

0

7

8a

10

2

1

2

0

7

9a

10

1

2

0

0

8

10b

10

8

4

6

0

0

11b

10

6

5

1

0

4

12b

10

6

1

2

0

4

13b

10

6

3

3

0

4

  1. HHE = Heel horn erosion
  2. D = Dermatitis, graded from mild to severe (1-3)
  3. NCCD = Number of cows with no contagious claw diseases
  4. 1Serogroup-PCR-positive samples in 78 of 80 cows
  5. aMild footrot previously recorded in sheep flock
  6. bNo footrot previously recorded in sheep flock