Digital Dermatitis - Projects - Norsøk (en)

Digital Dermatitis

Digital dermatitis and hoof cleft phlegmon are two serious diseases causing challenges within animal welfare and also have economical consequenses.

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The disease spreads by contact and is most common when the livestock is free -ranging. For the time being, it appears that Western Norway (Møre og Romsdal and Sogn og Fjordane) has a lower incidence than many other parts of the country.
This project aims to find methods to diminish the spreading of the infection in the North-Western of Norway.

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Project details

Project owner:NORSØK
Project coordinator:Cecilie Løkken
Project staff NORSØK:Berit Blomstrand
Project partners: andAnimalia
Funding: Møre and Romsdal County Council
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