Treatment of Digital Dermatitis without Using of Antibiotics - a Clinical Trial

A study was conducted at a high yielding dairy farm to measure the effect of non-antibiotic treatment on digital dermatitis (DD). Functional claw trimming was performed prior to the start of the experiment and 11.8 % of feet (22 of 144) was diagnosed to DD in the herd. Pediline fluid (CID Lines, Belgium), which contains glutaraldehide, copper sulphate, aluminium sulphate, benzalconium chloride, allantoin, nonionic surfactant, complexing agents and stabilizers, was used for treating the animals. After the first phase of the experiment the occurrence of DD showing clinical symptoms (pain and lameness) was decreased even good epithelisation of the DD lesions were observed. After the second phase all legs were clinically recovered. In conclusion Pediline was strongly effective in the treatment of DD  ...