title: [Legal aspects of the use of footbaths for cattle and sheep].
abstract: Claw diseases pose a major problem for dairy and sheep farms. As well as systemic treatments of these illnesses by means of drug injection, veterinarians discuss the application of footbaths for the local treatment of dermatitis digitalis or foot rot. On farms footbaths are used with different substances and for various purposes. The author presents the requirements for veterinary medicinal products (marketing authorization and manufacturing authorization) and demonstrates the operation of the "cascade in case of a treatment crisis". In addition, the distinction between veterinary hygiene biocidal products and veterinary medicinal products and substances to care for claws is explained.
authors.affiliation: Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Verbraucherschutzund Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oldenburg. elke.kleiminger@laves.niedersachsen.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleiminger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001494:Baths / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D019327:Copper Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005535:Foot Rot / Q000628:therapy*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005858:Germany; D006724:Hoof and Claw; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D019287:Zinc Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004202:Disinfectants; D005557:Formaldehyde; D019287:Zinc Sulfate; D019327:Copper Sulfate