Prevalence of footrot in Swedish slaughter lambs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Footrot is a world-wide contagious disease in sheep and goats. It is an infection of the epidermis of the interdigital skin, and the germinal layers of the horn tissue of the feet. The first case of footrot in Swedish sheep was diagn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nyman Ann-Kristin J, König Ulrika, de Verdier Kerstin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/53/1/27