The importance of disease control at calving time

摘要

John Shaw, a vet with Somerset-based Wilkins and Partners, continues his look at calving problems. The spots on my arms are just healing, two weeks after delivering an aborted calf We definitely had a struggle getting it out, but the cow is fine now she's cleansed and had a course of antibiotics. In these cases I nearly always start off wearing gloves, but discard them once they tear, or I get hot, or I realise that I can't work properly in them once the going gets rough. They certainly don't stop the smell penetrating, but the bacterial soup around an aborted calf can cause quite a nasty rash, especially if a Salmonella is involved.