Table 2 Scoring system for footrot according to Stewart and Claxton [21]
From: First report on outbreaks of contagious ovine digital dermatitis in Sweden
Score | Description |
|---|---|
1 | Inflammation to the interdigital skin with erosion of the epithelium |
2 | Necrotising inflammation of the interdigital skin and part or all of the soft horn of the axial wall |
3 | Necrotising inflammation and underrunning of the soft horn of the heel and sole, not extending to the abaxial edge of the sole |
4 | Underrunning extending to the abaxial edge of the sole |
5 | Necrotising inflammation of the laminae of the abaxial wall and underrunning of the hard horn |