cow disease

[krazygal]

WHAT WOULD CAUSE A BLACK ANGUS HEIFER TO GET A BIG KNOT IN THE AREA THAT HANGS DOWN BETWEEN HER LEGS IN FRONT?We have 8 head of black angus on Sawyers farm in WV and 1 cow has a big knot in the front that hangs down between her legs. looking for some useful info before we decide to butcher her.
thankyou krazygal

 

[Scotty]

Could be an abcess of some type. Get her up and feel it. If it has a fever or feels hotter than her it could be an abcess. It may be hard at first then go soft when it is ready to lance.


Scotty

 

[Farmhand]

Anything else wrong with her? I'm thinking injury of some sort. May have gotten a sliver of some sort and then it formed a cyst.

 

[bwranch]

Is it really a knot, or does the area just appear swollen and enlarged? If she's very well fed could be fat deposits in the dewlap area, which can get pretty substantial.

Lee