Characterization of the hoof bacterial communities in feedlot cattle affected with digital dermatitis, foot rot or both using a surface swab technique

Characterization of the hoof bacterial communities in feedlot cattle affected with digital dermatitis, foot rot or both using a surface swab technique

Abstract Background Lameness is defined as altered or abnormal gait due to dysfunction of the locomotor system, and is a health issue of feedlot cattle, having major economic, labour, and welfare implications. Digital dermatitis (DD—a lesion of the plantar surface of the foot) and foot rot (FR—affec...

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Main Authors: Nicholas S. T. Wong, Nilusha Malmuthge, Désirée Gellatly, Wiolene M. Nordi, Trevor W. Alexander, Rodrigo Ortega Polo, Eugene Janzen, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Murray Jelinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Hoof lesions
16S amplicon sequencing
Beef cattle
Lameness
Swab
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00277-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00277-1

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