Characterization of the hoof bacterial communities in feedlot cattle affected with digital dermatitis, foot rot or both using a surface swab technique

Table 1 Distribution of samples across three feedlots by hoof lesion type and control skin categories

	DD lesion	DD control	DD + FR lesion	DD + FR control	FR lesion	FR control	CH control
Feedlot A	5	3	25	22	51	45	6
Feedlot B	16	11	0	0	0	0	0
Feedlot C	2	2	0	0	11	9	0
Total	23	16	25	22	62	54	6

CH control, DD + FR lesion and DD + FR control samples are from feedlot A only
Feedlot B contributed DD lesion and DD control samples only
DD Digital dermatitis, FR Foot rot, DD + FR DD and FR co-infection in the same foot, CH control Control skin from completely healthy animals without any hoof lesions

ISSN: 2524-4671