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Foot rot is an infectious disease caused by the synergic action of different microbial species and specific to sheep and goats, although it is also reported in cattle. Microorganisms of the genus Bacteroides (mainly B. nodosus) and the genus Fusobacterium (mainly F. necrophorum) have been reported as the etiological agents of ovine (7, 14, 16, 25), bovine (6), and caprine (10) foot rot. A wide range of chemotherapeutic agents for topical and parenteral use have been recommended to check this disease, but few quantitative- studies have been done to determine the in vitro susceptibilities of these microorganisms to different antimicrobial agents (15, 18, 30). The purpose of this study was to determine the susceptibilities of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium strains isolated from clinical cases of caprine foot rot to 10 P-lactam antibiotics (penicillin G, ampicillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin, piperacillin, cefuroxime, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, cefoxitin, and imipenem).