Fusobacterium necrophorum
Disease Overview
This disease, also known as necrotic laryngitis in cattle, is a normal inhabitant of the alimentary, respiratory, and genital tract of animals.
Merck Animal Health Solutions
For Fusobacterium necrophorum
NUFLOR (florfenicol) is an injectable antibiotic indicated for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) (with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni), bovine interdigital phlegmon (with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus) in cattle.
Clinical Signs
- Severe lameness
- FeverAnorexia
- Loss of condition
- Reduced milk production