Bacterial culture and susceptibility of samples taken from septic foot lesions of adult beef cattle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lameness is an economically important and common disease of cattle, and foot disease is the most common cause of lameness in cattle. Limited data is available regarding lameness in cow-calf operations.

Objectives

Describe the bacteria most commonly isolated from septic lesions of the feet of adult beef cattle and the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the isolated bacteria.

Animals

Fifty-four adult cattle from cow-calf operations and diagnosed with a sole abscess or distal interphalangeal joint sepsis were enrolled.

Methods

Prospective observational study. Abscess fluid from a convenience sample of clinical cases was cultured. Isolated bacteria were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spe

SUBMITTER: Walker KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061163 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature