Treatment for Hairy Heel Warts (HHW)

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1) Trimming: severely affected animals should have their feet trimmed and a tetracyline wrap applied for 2 days then removed.

 

2) Rinsing: affected feet can be rinsed off, then sprayed with and antibiotic solution

            a) tetracyline:  dissolve  one 102.4 gm package into 1 gallon of  distilled water. Spray onto lesion

                 with a hand sprayer once a day for 5 days, then every other day the next 2 weeks.

            b) lincomix:  dissolve one 40 gram package into 2 qts water.  Treat once a day for 5 days.  

 

3)  Foot baths:  Treat at least twice a week,  every day is better.  Maximum of 250 cow passages per solution life.

            a) lincomix :  40 gm pkg  into 40 gallons of water.

 

            b) tetracyline:  use "324" powder  1 scoop  per 15 gallon of water.

 

            c) Formaldehyde:  1gal of 37% into 20 gallons of water, 1st week.  Can use 1 gal into 40 gal of water after lesions controlled.  change every 300 - 500 cows.

 

            d)  Copper sulfate:  10% solutions  1/4 to 1 bag per 40 gallon foot bath.           

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