> Depends on what the bare spots
> look like. Being on the face, I
> would suspect ringworm. It will
> make them lose their hair and the
> bald area will look white and
> scaly/scabby. These areas will
> bleed if the heifers are rubbing
> them excessively. Unless you plan
> on "showing" them soon
> at a fair, I would let it run its
> course. It is like a childhood
> disease. Once they go through it,
> they should never get it again.
> But, your facilites now have the
> ringworm fungus on it, and all
> young stock exposed to that
> facility will be prone to getting
> the ringworm. You can disinfect if
> you want. The other possibility is
> lice/mites. But this generally
> would show up in other places
> also. The cattle would be itching
> against posts/trees anything they
> can rub on. This would take a
> delice product. There are many on
> the market from a simple delice
> pour-on to a internal/external
> dewormer product. If you suspect
> lice and use a regular de-lice
> product, they should be treated a
> second time 14 days later. ALL
> cattle should be wormed and delice
> treated every year in the fall
> & spring. Jeanne Biggs sounds like jeanne is right on target for your problem. We also had aproblem here ay B & B Farms a few years back and we solved it with some de-lice pour on and a top quality feed through wormer. As we grind our own feed,we make sure to put the de-wormer in a little heavier in the spring and fall,de-lousing has become a regular practice in the fall & late spring. Good Luck on curing your problem.
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