Množina: foot rots
1. Contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep).
2. Plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base.
Contagious disease of sheep caused by a bacterium and spreading easily in warm, wet conditions. It is characterized by inflammation and lameness and is controlled by vaccination, footbathing, and segregation. SYN. footrot