Table 3 Distribution of Dichelobacter nodosus, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Treponema spp. and footrot scores in Swedish slaughter lambs
Footrot score 0 (%) | Footrot score 1 (%) | Footrot score 2 (%) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of feet studied | 1891 (92.3) | 140 (6.8) | 17 (0.8) | 2048 |
Number of lambs represented | 428 (83.6) | 75 (14.6) | 9 (1.8) | 512 |
Number of lambs with D. nodosus | 14 (3.3) | 10 (13.3) | 7 (77.8) | 31 |
Number of lambs with F. necrophorum | 29 (6.8) | 6 (8.0) | 4 (44.4) | 39* |
Number of lambs with Treponema spp. | 384 (89.7) | 71 (94.7) | 9 (100) | 464 |