Calf under year old death

[bse]

sounds like the new defect? was it absolute Blackleg? what lines of bulls were used?

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

sounds like the new defect? was it absolute Blackleg? what lines of bulls were used?

New defect? I'm not familiar.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Yep. Vet says it was blackleg but was surprised she didn't have any of the symptoms. Got a ten pack of the shot, about to give it to them.

They don't have to show symptoms the symptoms is they died. If you felt the back legs they would feel like a bag of Fritos under the skin.

 

[bse]

looks like it came out Wednesday. hope they get the bloodlines figured out quickly before spring breeding. It sounds exactly like these calves mentioned on here.
http://www.angus.org/pub/scn/SCN-Announ ... 022217.pdf

 

[farmerjan]

What does the line of bulls used have to do anything with blackleg?

 

[bse]

It has nothing to do with blackleg, but if vet diagnosed it wrong, has everything to do with genetic defect.

 

[boondocks]

looks like it came out Wednesday. hope they get the bloodlines figured out quickly before spring breeding. It sounds exactly like these calves mentioned on here.
http://www.angus.org/pub/scn/SCN-Announ ... 022217.pdf

Thanks. And oy. Here we go again.....

 

[bse]

There's no defect, apparently somebody got a little excited and reported to bull studs before AAA and forced there hand, seems a mutation in one of his cows so a board member told me today. And breeding to his daughters then grand daughters.