Ideally you want to avoid any hoof diseases like foot rot by taking preventative measures like:
- Never buying livestock from an infected group
- Avoid buying from sale yards where infected animals were in contact with healthy animals
- Never hall animals in an un-sanitized trailer
- Trim and treat all new arrivals and re-check feet during an isolation period
A hoof infection among livestock is considered a serious health problem. When one animal becomes infected they put the rest of the heard in jeopardy. Your animal may show signs of infection:
- Moist or reddened areas
- Foul odor
- Lameness
Upon spotting an infected animal it is very important to treat immediately. A common treatment for hoof diseases is copper sulfate. Sanco Industries has several different copper sulfate based products. Hoof Plex Concentrate is a gallon product that will make 500 gallons of footbath solution for mass treating. Hoof Plex Topical is an easy to use spray bottle for spot treating one or two infected animals. Sanco also manufactures a ready to use spray bottle for show animals that contains no treatment indicator.
For more information on hoof problems or Sanco’s other hoof products contact the helpful staff at Sanco.