wideurt
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Heres a picture of one of my heifers with the bald spots It took me a while to fiqure how to post a pic . What do you think this is
wideurt":3136bc0n said:If this is ringworm will it go away by itself without causing problems. If so how long will it take.
mitchwi":pbk73j3u said:I was told that the fungus from ring worm can live a LONG time, especially in porous items, such as wood. Animals scratch themselves or rub up on it and it will keep coming back.
Good thing is, the animal will usually only get it once. Usually in it's 1st year of life. Make sure you have plenty of good minerals out, and I also add a bit of a vitamin mix.. like cow-lac or cattle-lac. I think it helps, but who knows. Seems like 25 to 30% of calves get it, at least at my place, usually hits around Feb - Mar and is gone in about 6 weeks - give or take a week or two.
Michele