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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11223"><p>> on 1/20/03 & 1/22/03 we lost</p><p>> two six month old steer calves.</p><p>> One day they were healthy and</p><p>> eating, the next they were off by</p><p>> themselves appearing sick and the</p><p>> next day they were dead. Today</p><p>> 3/30/03 I found a six month old</p><p>> heifer dead from what appeared to</p><p>> be the same symptoms. Black leg</p><p>> does not seem to be the cause as I</p><p>> cut each of her legs and there was</p><p>> no signs of that.</p><p></p><p>The muscle bundle that hosts the blackleg bug is frequently found in the leg, hence the name. However it could be anywhere in the body. In areas where the blackleg family of bugs are common, calves should be vaccinated before they are 6 months old. You will see a significant decrease in sudden 'misterious' calf deaths if you vaccinate your cows with 7-way yearly. It doesn't do the cow any good, but she will pass some protection in the colostrum.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jcoover@chanuteks.com">jcoover@chanuteks.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11223"] > on 1/20/03 & 1/22/03 we lost > two six month old steer calves. > One day they were healthy and > eating, the next they were off by > themselves appearing sick and the > next day they were dead. Today > 3/30/03 I found a six month old > heifer dead from what appeared to > be the same symptoms. Black leg > does not seem to be the cause as I > cut each of her legs and there was > no signs of that. The muscle bundle that hosts the blackleg bug is frequently found in the leg, hence the name. However it could be anywhere in the body. In areas where the blackleg family of bugs are common, calves should be vaccinated before they are 6 months old. You will see a significant decrease in sudden 'misterious' calf deaths if you vaccinate your cows with 7-way yearly. It doesn't do the cow any good, but she will pass some protection in the colostrum. [email=jcoover@chanuteks.com]jcoover@chanuteks.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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