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CODD in sheep

  • 09-01-2020 3:50pm
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    countyhouse
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭


    What is the best treatment for CODD in sheep? If the infection is spread under the hoof wall, is it better to pair it away and treat the infected tissue?What medicine is best? Alamycin, Pen-Strip etc. Is Terramycin spray the best for this condition?


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  • #2
    The man in red and black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭The man in red and black


    countyhouse wrote: »
    What is the best treatment for CODD in sheep? If the infection is spread under the hoof wall, is it better to pair it away and treat the infected tissue?What medicine is best? Alamycin, Pen-Strip etc. Is Terramycin spray the best for this condition?

    Best to set up a visit with your vet to put a lameness prevetion/treatment plan in place specific to your flock. You can throw antibiotics at lameness all you want but you need to look at the underlying cause, chronically affected sheep spreading it in the flock, risk factors in environment like muddy areas around water troughs etc. Vaccination also has a role to play in some flocks. A flock visit from a vet interested in sheep is your best option rather than just giving antibiotics to very lame ones. Discuss pain relief/anti-inflammatories also as will help recover faster.


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    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    countyhouse wrote: »
    What is the best treatment for CODD in sheep? If the infection is spread under the hoof wall, is it better to pair it away and treat the infected tissue?What medicine is best? Alamycin, Pen-Strip etc. Is Terramycin spray the best for this condition?
    The man in red and black wrote: »
    Best to set up a visit with your vet to put a lameness prevetion/treatment plan in place specific to your flock. You can throw antibiotics at lameness all you want but you need to look at the underlying cause, chronically affected sheep spreading it in the flock, risk factors in environment like muddy areas around water troughs etc. Vaccination also has a role to play in some flocks. A flock visit from a vet interested in sheep is your best option rather than just giving antibiotics to very lame ones. Discuss pain relief/anti-inflammatories also as will help recover faster.

    Mod note: The second post answers your question. I'll close this as the recommendation of medicines to treat animals isn't allowed on Boards. POM medicines require a vet to prescribe them and that vet would have to be familiar with the animals on the farm to prescribe anything.

    Buford T. Justice


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