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JOINT ILL An infectious polyarthritis of young calves often associated with navel infection soon after birth.Antibiotic sensitivity may be carried out on isolates but this increases the delay in treatment which should be started as promptly as possible. Drainage and drug irrigation of the joint is hazardous due to risk of increasing infection.CONTROL Ensure colostrum supply is adequate for all calves at risk. Maintain clean environment, especially bedding. Disinfect umbilicus within an hour of birth using tincture of iodine, a neutral iodophor (10,000 ppm) or neutral hypochlorite solution (50,000 ppm), and repeated on days 2 and 3 on farms where cases have previously occurred. Few cases develop in calves born outdoors. |
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