On-farm assessment of the antibacterial efficacy of hoof disinfectants for dairy cows

Digital dermatitis is a major cause of infectious lameness in dairy cows. Disinfectant footbaths and sprays are used for disease control. Laboratory tests of disinfectant efficacy cannot match the complexity of organic challenges on farms. This study developed an on-farm test of antibacterial effica...

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Published in:	Journal of Applied Animal Research
Main Authors:	Maeve A. Palmer, Martin J. Garland, Niamh E. O’Connell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Digital dermatitis footbathing spray application dairy cow disinfectant lameness
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/09712119.2025.2489487