Calf Pictures Of Hair Loss In Cattle
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Calf pictures of hair loss in cattle. Mom likes the hair right off of her. Board index cattle boards health nutrition. I confronted a 20 days old male calf showing a great hair loss. It started from navel area and within 7 days cover almost 50 of body.
Never had this happen before. Fortunately most cases of extreme hair loss in calves are temporary. The scaly lesions which coalesce to form large patches of hair loss at least 3 inches in diameter are frequently located on the face and neck and are more common in young cattle. Although the infection tends to be self limiting with spontaneous recovery after several months affected calves should be separated and treated to prevent transmission to other calves.
For example it isn t unusual for a calf that has just recovered from a bad case of the scours diarrhea to subsequently lose a large amount of its coat. I injected him it started from navel area and within 7 days cover almost 50 of body. In this edition one worried reader asks what could be causing hair loss in his cattle. Mar 12 2010 13.
Paigep beginner posts. They are losing hair on their heads. Tiny problem there are two main types of. Based on your description of the locations of the hair loss i think flies would be a likely culprit if it were the summer season.
This is the time of year you will see hair loss from lice. I think any time you have hair loss in cattle you have to consider the most likely culprits usually parasites of some kind. Hair loss due to sickness. 11 posts page 1 of 1.
Never had this happen before. From how you describe it. The most common cause of this hair loss is the cattle louse or more correctly cattle lice as when you can see rubbed off hair there is more than one. It produces limited hair loss which only increases slowly in size.
These can range from biting flies of numerous varieties lice mites ringworm etc. Here is what my girl. Someone asked for pics on this subject. Cliff mar 4 2010.
The sheep scab mite is found on the flanks and around the tail head and anus. In the situation that the writer describes the hair loss was quite possibly a sequel of an unnoticed high fever due to illness. I have 20 head of cattle and this is a first for me i would love any ideas you might have. The surface mite is usually found on the neck legs and tail head.
Calf has hair loss on back legs. Cliff mar 4 2010. However the lesions are obviously itchy which results in hide damage elsewhere as the cattle try to rub the affected areas. Feb 26 2010 1.
Cattle developing bald spots discussion in cattle started by jode feb 26 2010.