We've recently had quite a few of our angus herd with foot root and eye problems. The herd was in a tall grassy area with some areas of water retention. Thinking this might be the problem we moved them to a pasture where the grass had all been cut down so as not to get seeds or poke them in the eyes and there is no water for them to directly stand in. So far the problems are continuing. The cattle are always able to get to mineral blocks and all the cows were given copper pills in the spring. We've given the cows LBR and BVD vaccinations, at the suggestion of the local vet. We were thinking about giving the cows Nazel Gen but the local Bovine Medical Supply said that this would possibly cause the cows to abort. We've treated the foot root with iodine, and the calves have been given eight-way. The local vet doesn't have any more ideas and dosen't seem to want to bother with the problem. The cows and calves that we thought were free of these problems are getting them again and more new cases are occuring.
Any ideas that anyone has would be great. At the moment we're at a loss as what to do.
Any ideas that anyone has would be great. At the moment we're at a loss as what to do.