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    Ask Our Vet Foot rot in sheep

    Jul 08, 2022 2 minutes

    Dear Prof McCrindle,

    What causes foot rot in sheep, and how can I prevent it from affecting my flock? Kind regards, Anonymous

    Dear Anonymous,

    Foot rot is a highly infectious disease of sheep usually found where animals are grazed in wet, muddy pastures, or kept Fusobacterium necrophorum Dichelobacter nodosus

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