Son of Butch
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I heard this story 3rd hand.
Last week a local dairy had a heifer calve, live calf but she went down and could not get up.
After couple of days called butcher. He shot her and then as he butchered her found the meat in rear quarters had all
rotted. Only usable meat was the front half. Upon closer inspection it appeared not only the meat, but the bones in the
rear quarters were also rotted as though the bones had rotted from the inside out and then spread into the meat.
Few days later a 2nd first calf heifer calved and couldn't get up. Butcher came out and found exact same thing.
Saying it almost appears as the animal's bones are rotting from the inside out and then spreading into the meat.
I would call a vet a.s.a.p. to come out to investigate what's going on.
The butcher thinks it's being caused by stray voltage.
I've never heard of such a thing... or anything that would cause animals to rot in that manner from the inside out.
Have you?
Could it be a type of bone cancer?
Last week a local dairy had a heifer calve, live calf but she went down and could not get up.
After couple of days called butcher. He shot her and then as he butchered her found the meat in rear quarters had all
rotted. Only usable meat was the front half. Upon closer inspection it appeared not only the meat, but the bones in the
rear quarters were also rotted as though the bones had rotted from the inside out and then spread into the meat.
Few days later a 2nd first calf heifer calved and couldn't get up. Butcher came out and found exact same thing.
Saying it almost appears as the animal's bones are rotting from the inside out and then spreading into the meat.
I would call a vet a.s.a.p. to come out to investigate what's going on.
The butcher thinks it's being caused by stray voltage.
I've never heard of such a thing... or anything that would cause animals to rot in that manner from the inside out.
Have you?
Could it be a type of bone cancer?