Jackson, Alana, Grove‐White, Dai H, Angell, Joseph W and Duncan, Jennifer S 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1370-3085
(2023)
Comparison of clinical cure rates from footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis using zinc sulphate foot bathing and topical oxytetracycline: A randomised trial.
Veterinary Record, 193 (6).
e3116-.
Abstract
<h4>Background</h4>This study reports the clinical cure rates of topical oxytetracycline and 10% zinc sulphate foot bathing for treatment of interdigital dermatitis (ID), footrot (FR) and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) in lambs.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was a randomised controlled trial of 75 lambs. Group A (n = 38) was foot bathed daily for 5 days in 10% zinc sulphate for 15 minutes and group B was treated with daily topical oxytetracycline for 5 days. On days 0, 7, 14, 28 and 42, lambs were scored for locomotion and foot lesions were recorded.<h4>Results</h4>The initial cure rates for ID were 96.20% and 97.00%; for FR, 100% and 95%; and for CODD, 90.09% and 83.33% for zinc sulphate and oxytetracycline, respectively. By day 42, these had changed to 53.16% and 61% for ID; 47.82% and 70% for FR; and 100% and 83.33% for CODD. There were no significant differences in cure rates between the treatments for most time points.<h4>Limitations</h4>The sample size was small, and further studies in larger cohorts and different classes of sheep are required before the findings can be translated into recommendations for clinical practice.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Both treatments achieved cure rates that are comparable to reported cure rates using systemic antibiotics and could be an effective alternative.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | contagious ovine digital dermatitis, footbath, footrot, interdigital dermatitis, lameness, oxytetracycline, sheep, treatment, zinc sulphate |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2023 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2023 09:26 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/vetr.3116 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3116 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171131 |
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