Abstract |
In 2012, 2000 questionnaires were sent to a random sample of Welsh sheep farmers. The questionnaire investigated farmers' knowledge and views on contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) - an emerging disease of sheep responsible for causing severe lameness, welfare and production problems. The overall response rate was 28.3% with a usable response rate of 25.6%. The between farm prevalence of CODD was 35.0% and the median farmer estimated prevalence of CODD was 2.0%. The disease now appears endemic and widespread in Wales. Furthermore, there has been a rapid increase in reports of CODD arriving on farms since the year 2000. Risk factors for CODD identified in this study include the presence of bovine digital dermatitis ( BDD) in cattle on the farm and larger flocks. Farmers also consider concurrent footrot/interdigital dermatitis, buying in sheep, adult sheep, time of year and housing to be associated with CODD. Further experimental research is necessary to establish whether these observations are true associations.
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Authors | J W Angell, J S Duncan, S D Carter, D H Grove-White |
Journal | Preventive veterinary medicine
(Prev Vet Med)
Vol. 113
Issue 1
Pg. 132-8
(Jan 01 2014)
ISSN: 1873-1716 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 24207114
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Digital Dermatitis
(epidemiology, pathology)
- Foot Diseases
(epidemiology, pathology, veterinary)
- Humans
- Prevalence
- Regression Analysis
- Risk Factors
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
(epidemiology, pathology)
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Wales
(epidemiology)
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