Buy sheep from honest breeders that will honestly tell you their health problems or otherwise. A free sheep with footrot will be an incredibly expensive individual. Treating Footrot For those fighting footrot, the goal is to dry out the infected feet and introduce oxygen. This is accomplished using chemical drying agents and close trimming of infected feet. These chemicals are usually used in a footbath or soaking area.
Zinc sulfate is usually the best, safest compound for man and beast.
Antibiotics can also be used to help cure footrot. When available, the footrot vaccine can also be helpful in the footrot fight. Keeping feet trimmed of overgrown tissue will reduce mud and manure packing and decrease the chances an anaerobic environment will develop. Do not be frightened of a bit of blood. It is important to separate infected sheep into their own hospital group and away from those not infected.