Survey of interdigital phlegmon outbreaks and their risk factors in free stall dairy herds in Finland

摘要

BackgroundSevere outbreaks of interdigital phlegmon (IP) associated with a high morbidity and major economic losses have occurred in Finland in the past decade. A survey was performed to indicate the current occurrence of infectious hoof diseases and to identify herd level risk factors predisposing to an outbreak of IP.