From: Bacterial species associated with interdigital phlegmon outbreaks in Finnish dairy herds
Herd (n) | Cow (n) | Control (IP free herd) | Control (IP herd) | Acute IP | Healing stage IP | Other hoof disease | |
Number of herds | 19 | 217 | |||||
High morbidity herd | 7 | 65 | 13 (28.9%) | 27 (45%) | 11 (27.5%) | 14 (26.4%) | |
Moderate morbidity herd | 12 | 133 | 32 (71.1%) | 33 (55%) | 29 (72.50%) | 39 (73.6%) | |
Non-outbreak herd | 3 | 19 | 19 (100%) | ||||
Number of cows | 217 | 19/217 (8.8%) | 45/217 (20.7%) | 60/217 (27.7%) | 40/217 (18.4%) | 53/217 (24.4%) | |
Cows with antibiotic treatment | |||||||
None | 151 (69.6%) | 19 (100%) | 45 (100%) | 31 (51.7%) | 7 (17.5%) | 49 (92.5%) | |
Current | 37 (17.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (35%) | 15 (37.5%) | 1 (1.9%) | |
Previous | 29 (13.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (13.3%) | 18 (45%) | 3 (5.7%) | |
Hoof sample (n) | Control (IP free herd) | Control (IP herd) | Acute IP | Healing stage IP | Other hoof disease | ||
Number of hoof samples | 228a | 19 (8.3%) | 45 (19.7%) | 65a (28.5%) | 41a (18.0%) | 58a (25.4%) | |
Front feet | 25 (11.0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (11.1%) | 12 (18.5%) | 5 (12.2%) | 3 (5.2%) | |
Hind feet | 203 (89.0%) | 19 (100%) | 40 (88.9%) | 53 (81.5%) | 36 (87.8%) | 55 (94.8%) | |
Hoof sample with antimicrobial treatment | |||||||
None | 159 (69.7%) | 19 (100%) | 45 (100%) | 36 (55.4%) | 7 (17.1%) | 52 (89.7%) | |
Current | 38 (16.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (32.3%) | 16 (39.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
Previous | 31 (13.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (12.3%) | 18 (43.9%) | 5 (8.6%) | |
Number of PCR tests | Hoof sample (n) | Control (IP free herd) | Control (IP herd) | Acute IP | Healing stage IP | Other hoof disease | |
Fusobacterium necrophorum | 205 | 19 (100%) | 43 (95.6%) | 52 (80.0%) | 37 (90.2%) | 54 (93.1%) | |
Dichelobacter nodosus | 205 | 19 (100%) | 43 (95.6%) | 52 (80.0%) | 37 (90.2%) | 54 (93.1%) | |
Porphyromonas levii | 142 | 19 (100%) | 41 (91.1%) | 49 (75.4%) | 33 (80.5%) | Not analyzed | |
Prevotella melaninogenica | 142 | 19 (100%) | 41 (91.1%) | 49 (75.4%) | 33 (80.5%) | Not analyzed | |
Treponema group 2 & 3 | 168 | 19 (100%) | 42 (93.3%) | 39 (60.0%) | 36 (87.8%) | 32 (59.3%) | |
Trueperella pyogenes | 205 | 19 (100%) | 43 (95.6%) | 52 (80.0%) | 37 (90.2%) | 54 (93.1%) |