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Footvax trial: an alternative assessment

Authors: Mulvaney CJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 37, Issue 4, pp 174, Dec 1989
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Bacterial, Hoof/claw, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Limb - lower, Immune system/immunology, Locomotor, Vaccination
Article class: Correspondence

Abstract: The recent letter to the Journal “Reduction of the prevalence of footrot on New Zealand farms by vaccination” highlights the usefulness of `Footvax’ in a footrot control programme. However, the cure rates shown are so high. I wonder why we need to worry about footrot at all. I have taken the liberty to calculate the cure rates for the vaccinates and controls in each trial…

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