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. 1983 Dec 1;24(4):403–417. doi: 10.1186/BF03546714

An Epidemiological Study of Foot Rot in Pastured Cattle

En epidemiologisk undersøgelse af klovbrandbylder hos grœssende kreaturer

J Monrad 1, A A Kassuku 1, P Nansen 1, P Willeberg 1,✉
PMCID: PMC8291229  PMID: 6675453

Abstract

Using 12 years of data from the common grazing areas at Store Vildmose on the incidence of foot rot in cattle, it was shown that the disease incidence varied significantly between the sections in which the animals were grazing. Differences also existed between breeds in their foot rot incidence. Extraordinarily wet summers were noted to influence foot rot in cattle, and a possible effect of soil pH was also observed.

Key words: foot rot, cattle, incidence, epidemiology, breed differences, climatic factors, lameness

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