foot rot
cause
when animals walk in hardened mud, or standing in a wet and muddy environment for prolonged periods of time. High temperatures and humidity will also cause the skin to chap and crack. Animals around this area have a high chance of getting foot rot of the high rain fall and high humidity.
Decription
the nail of the animal starts to grow in the middle of the nails & starts grow long & wonce you lift up the foot it looks black or all white & will smiles nasty
symptoms
- Inflammation and necrosis of tissue
- Severe swelling and extreme pain
- Smelly discharge occurs in the tracts that open into the feet around the hoof
- Lameness with holding or raising of a foot (hind limbs are affected most often)
- Difficulty in movement
- Reluctance to placing weight on affected legs
- Holding affected limbs in a flexed position – usually with only one toe touching ground
- Loss of appetite and weight
- Fever
- Reduction in milk production
- Severe illness can lead to death in prolonged cases