An experimental model to induce digital dermatitis in beef calves

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 1 Clinical outcome of the experimental induction of beef calves with digital dermatitis (DD)

Experimental Group^a	Identification	Left Hind^b	Right Hind^b	Lesion Prevalence^c
MI	ID1	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID2	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID3	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID4	DD	DD	2/2
IN	ID5	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID6	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID7	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID8	NDD	NDD	0/2

^aMI mock-inoculated (no DD lesion material), IN Inoculated (inoculated with DD lesion material)
^bNDD no DD lesion present, DD clinical case of DD, based on Döpfer et al., [14]
^cNumber of feet with lesions/number of feet examined

ISSN: 1746-6148

Experimental Group^a	Identification	Left Hind^b	Right Hind^b	Lesion Prevalence^c
MI	ID1	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID2	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID3	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID4	DD	DD	2/2
IN	ID5	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID6	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID7	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID8	NDD	NDD	0/2

Experimental Group^a	Identification	Left Hind^b	Right Hind^b	Lesion Prevalence^c
MI	ID1	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID2	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID3	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID4	DD	DD	2/2
IN	ID5	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID6	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID7	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID8	NDD	NDD	0/2

Experimental Group^a	Identification	Left Hind^b	Right Hind^b	Lesion Prevalence^c
MI	ID1	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID2	NDD	NDD	0/2
MI	ID3	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID4	DD	DD	2/2
IN	ID5	NDD	NDD	0/2
IN	ID6	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID7	DD	NDD	1/2
IN	ID8	NDD	NDD	0/2