Table 2.
The number of participants in our study who currently gave each piece of advice to all clients, and the number of participants who would consider each piece of advice to be part of ‘reference standard’ care.
| Advice | Number of participants currently giving this advice to all clients | Number of participants who considered this advice part of ‘reference standard’ care |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic injection | 8 | 8 |
| Vaccinate with Footvax | 5 | 6 |
| Treat promptly | 4 | 4 |
| Foot spray | 4 | 4 |
| Do not trim feet | 4 | 5 |
| Segregate sheep with footrot | 4 | 5 |
| Cull repeatedly lame ewes | 4 | 6 |
| Mark ewes | 3 | 3 |
| Record ear tag number | 2 | 2 |
| Check cause of lameness | 2 | 2 |
| Re-treat sheep later if necessary | 2 | 2 |
| Inspect sheep after treating | 1 | 1 |
| Cull sheep with chronically infected or misshapen feet | 1 | 1 |
| Quarantine new sheep | 2 | 4 |
| Footbath new sheep | 1 | 3 |
| Check the feet of all new sheep | 1 | 1 |
| Footbath after gathering | 1 | 2 |
| Avoid gathering sheep | 1 | 3 |
| Inspect the feet of the entire flock | 0 | 1 |
| Avoid buying replacement ewes with poor foot conformation | 0 | 1 |