Unusual skin lesions in sheep
| Autor: | J. Codner, G. M. van der Burgt, T. Ward |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Sheep General Veterinary Tarsus (eyelids) business.industry Lameness Animal Sheep Diseases General Medicine Anatomy Immunohistochemistry Disease Outbreaks Lesion Foot Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Lameness medicine Animals Female Flock medicine.symptom Skin lesion business |
| Zdroj: | The Veterinary record. 168(21) |
| ISSN: | 2042-7670 |
| Popis: | WE would like to report two unusual outbreaks of skin lesions in sheep resembling ‘strawberry footrot’. The vast majority of lesions were located above the coronet and/or on the skin between coronet and carpus/tarsus. Lesions initially presented as a crusty swelling that burst to leave a granulomatous, purulent surface that was prone to bleeding (Fig 1). Lesions were very sensitive to the touch, with some swelling of the surrounding tissue and severe lameness of the affected limb. In some sheep more than one leg was affected and some legs showed more than one lesion. Fig 1 Lesions seen in the affected flocks. Initially they are a crusty swelling that bursts to leave a granulomatous, purulent surface that is prone to bleeding … |
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