Associations between foot rot and clinical mastitis in dairy cattle in Tripoli-Libya

A survey was done in Enjela Dairy Farm, to find out the association between foot rot and clinical mastitic cases and other factors involved. High incidence of foot rot and clinical mastitis was noticed during the winter period. Average incidence of foot rot and clinical mastitis was 2.16% and 3.86%, respectively. Lameness was highly reported in the period after parturition. There was a high significant [P <0.01] correlation between foot rot, mastitis, rainfall, and maximum temperature. Also, there was a highly significant [P <0.01] correlation between foot rot, mastitis, rainfall, and humidity. Trials of treatment were also done

epidemiological study of foot rot in dairy cattle in Tripoli

Three-year data from El-Gheiran Dairy Farm, which located 25 km North West of Tripoli, Libya, on the incidence of foot rot in Friesian dairy cows were used. It was shown that incidence of the disease varied significantly [P <0.001] in correspondence to age of cows and varied significantly [P <0.05] in relation to month of the year. Higher incidence of the disease was noticed during winter months, and a possible effect of soil pH was also observed