Lesion

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Description

 SCALD

(Interdigital dermatitis)

• Red, wet interdigital space
• May be white/grey pasty scum
• Loss of hair in interdigital space

FOOT ROT

• Separation of horn from the underlying live tissue
• Starts between claws
• Foul smelling greyish oozing pus

CODD

(Contagious ovine
digital dermatitis)

• Loss of hair above coronary band (hair line)
• Separation of horn from coronary band
• Blood with some grey scum, no significant smell
• May be complete detachment of hoof horn

SHELLY HOOF

(White line degeneration)

• Some separation of the horn from the wall
• A pocket impacted with soil
• Half moon appearance

FOOT ABSCESS

• Sheep is very lame
• Swelling of skin or pus oozing above coronary band
• Hoof horn normal but hot
• Separation of white line or penetration with stone/thorn may be visible

TOE GRANULOMA

• Strawberry-like growth at the toe
• Sometimes hidden under overgrown horn
• Bleeds when handled