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baby calf covered in maggots
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<blockquote data-quote="angus9259" data-source="post: 1284876" data-attributes="member: 7398"><p>It's called "fly strike" - happens more to sheep. If you calve in fly weather, the flies can lay eggs on the damp calf right after birth before it dries. Then they keep laying eggs on the open oozing sites. Since I calve end of aug to first of sept, I see it every so often - in fact I watch for it. If the calf dries off or it rains before the flies find it, you're fine. I watch for the calves that are flagging their tail or twitching like they have flies on them and I can tell something is up. Maybe 1 calf in 20 per year will get hit. And, yes, pulled them out of anus' and vagina's before....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angus9259, post: 1284876, member: 7398"] It's called "fly strike" - happens more to sheep. If you calve in fly weather, the flies can lay eggs on the damp calf right after birth before it dries. Then they keep laying eggs on the open oozing sites. Since I calve end of aug to first of sept, I see it every so often - in fact I watch for it. If the calf dries off or it rains before the flies find it, you're fine. I watch for the calves that are flagging their tail or twitching like they have flies on them and I can tell something is up. Maybe 1 calf in 20 per year will get hit. And, yes, pulled them out of anus' and vagina's before.... [/QUOTE]
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