Footrot is an infectious and contagious disease caused by the bacteria Dichelobacter nodosus.
In most cases, footrot is a preventable disease. Footrot is virtually always carried into a property and flock by means of a carrier sheep or goat.
The signs of infection vary from inflammation of the skin between the digits or toes to complete separation of the horn of the hoof.
Advances in technology have given the owner of footrot-affected sheep more choices in the method of footrot eradication.
We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal Owners of Country throughout Victoria, their ongoing connection to this land and we pay our respects to their culture and their Elders past, present and future.
