Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Health & Nutrition
Her tail is gone!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1817230" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>This from google: Do you know what hollow tail is? Answer: Hollow tail is <strong>a folklore name for a disease that does not exist</strong>. Many years ago before veterinarians received any formal training, backwoods self-proclaimed veterinarians diagnosed this disease in cattle.</p><p></p><p>And further down: What causes tail loss in cattle?</p><p></p><p>Ergot's connection with tail loss is that <strong>it contains toxic alkaloids that constrict blood vessels in the animals' extremities</strong> (e.g. the tail). Those tissues are starved of blood flow. A dry gangrene can result, and the withered body part falls off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1817230, member: 42463"] This from google: Do you know what hollow tail is? Answer: Hollow tail is [B]a folklore name for a disease that does not exist[/B]. Many years ago before veterinarians received any formal training, backwoods self-proclaimed veterinarians diagnosed this disease in cattle. And further down: What causes tail loss in cattle? Ergot's connection with tail loss is that [B]it contains toxic alkaloids that constrict blood vessels in the animals' extremities[/B] (e.g. the tail). Those tissues are starved of blood flow. A dry gangrene can result, and the withered body part falls off. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Health & Nutrition
Her tail is gone!
Top