chewing the cud problem

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Hi I have a yearling heifer who when she chews the cud brings up green/brown in colour cud which discolours the area beneath the chin. She is not thriving like the others. She suffered greatly last year with 2 types of blood scour which nearly killed her I am not sure that had any bearing on her. Has anyone seen this…

10-07-2020 08:38PM

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Hi
I have a yearling heifer who when she chews the cud brings up green/brown in colour cud which discolours the area beneath the chin.
She is not thriving like the others.
She suffered greatly last year with 2 types of blood scour which nearly killed her
I am not sure that had any bearing on her.
Has anyone seen this before?

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#2 10-07-2020 09:16PM

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check her mouth, she may have a cut to her tongue or jaw.

Two cases here, few years ago on rented ground, a cow cut her tongue on concealed barbed wire in the grass and the other, last year, a calf had a piece of sharp hard plastic wedged in his jaw. Vet call out for both cases.

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