Botulism in Cattle: What Farmers Need to Know

Botulism is a serious and often fatal disease affecting livestock. It is caused by toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which is commonly found in soil and decaying material. These toxins affect the nervous system, leading to weakness, paralysis, and in many cases, death. While rare, outbreaks in the […]

Botulism – an unusual cause of downer cows in a dairy herd

Bill May:

Several weeks ago, whilst on call at the weekend I saw two milking animals that were down and unable to stand. Both were relatively fresh calved and one of the two was a first calved heifer so milk fever, whilst possible, was an unlikely differential. Both animals had also […]

2021-05-28T11:42:08+00:00May 28th, 2021|Dairy, Infectious Diseases|
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