Preventing Mud Fever in Horses
At the barn where I work, my boss always insists I wash the horses legs if they have been out in the mud to prevent mud fever. At the barn where I worked before this one, we always towel dried and then brushed the mud off the legs when it was dry. At this barn we never had one case of mud fever, but at my present barn we have had several. I know that the bacteria which causes this lives in the moisture and I tried to explain this to my boss. I am just wondering what you would recommend.
Mud Fever is most common during the wetter winter months, when infection by the Dermatophilus congolensis bacteria can cause a form of dermatitis of the heel and fetlock, causing inflammation of the skin and leading to swelling, weeping, cracking of skin, hair loss and scabbing. Mud Fever can affect any horse, but is more prevalent in horses with longer hair around the fetlock.
Horses which are prone to Mud Fever should be kept out of the mud and rain as much as is possible, but if this is unavoidable you can take steps to reduce infection after exposure. In my opinion drying the legs thoroughly and brushing the mud out is the best way to prevent infection. If you must wash the legs after turn out, make sure the legs are thoroughly dried afterwards. Also make sure that your horse’s bedding is dry and try to keep the horses stabled overnight to ensure that the legs can dry out thoroughly between exposures. Applying a cream before turning the horses out can also help create a barrier to infection.
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