Scaly leg

The Fußräude is a mite-induced parasitic disease that occurs mainly in the lower limbs sections.

Mammals

In domestic horse, domestic cattle and domestic sheep the Fußräude is mainly caused by mites of the genus Chorioptes. The lesions occur mainly in the ankle area of the hind limb, but can also be reduced to the inner thigh, groin and spread to the udder.

The Fußräude usually occurs as factors disease. Poor housing conditions and diet favor the occurrence of the disease. In conventional attitude they occur mainly in winter, where the animals are kept indoors and gradually disappears with the pasture buoyancy. It leads to skin lesions and severe crusting.

In birds, Fußräude as Kalkbeinkrankheit (English Scaly leg) is called. It is caused by mites of the genus Knemidokoptes and occurs mainly in birds, chickens and parrots. In addition to localization at the foot they can also affect the head attachments. Transmission occurs through contact with infested animals.

The mites crawl under the scales of the barrel and trigger a reactive hypertrophy of the skin with formation of leafy bark from. The mite is coming off a feces that looks like lime. Furthermore, step on a severe itching, movement disorders and general well-being.

Combat

The disease control is carried out by optimizing the rearing conditions and administration of acaricides as a stock treatment.

The fight in poultry should include a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the environment, better yet, a moving of animals to another location. The mites can survive in desquamated skin scales up to a month, and thus provide for a re-infection.

• Parasitosis in birds
• Parasitosis in ruminants