Heifer with abscess

wool521

Hi all,I have a heifer with an abscess on her spine,she got an infection through naval as a calf and has a hump on her back.She a year old now.Just wondering what would u do with her,would she be ok for freezer?

greysides

It's a tricky question. Ignoring her weight and costs and looking at it from a Meat Inspection point of view, it depends on whether the abscess is 'dead' or still present as an active or contained abscess. If the abscess is live/contained and is split open when the carcase is halved it would contaminate the carcase....that could lead to its condemnation.

Bazzers

Hi I've a proplem with an 8 mth old lm heifer with a big belly,low hanging and heifer is failing just wondering what it the reason for this?

Kovu

When was she last wormed?

Base price

Kovu wrote: »

When was she last wormed?

+1
Also mineral deficiency especially copper due to your general location

LostCovey

Bazzers wrote: »

Hi I've a proplem with an 8 mth old lm heifer with a big belly,low hanging and heifer is failing just wondering what it the reason for this?

Might be better asking a vet to look at her.

I think looking for veterinary advice here is banned, for good reason.

Muckit

Welcome back lad