A come-from-behind winner
February 22, 2006
Those of you who bought a square for the Pierce College farm CL abscess rupture game, sorry to report there’s no big payoff. We have a clear winner and she’s blown past the favored contender to victory.
That squishy stuff seeping from the lump on her jaw is Corynebacterium, now on its way to snuggle in the dark, damp ground for a long time to come. She’s pregnant; her babies will be born carriers.
Just like her pen mate was and the babies she’s carrying, too.
Isolating them from the rest of their herd so the contagious exudate contaminates only the soil, surfaces it contacts, and each other is one step in herd health management, with a few more still to go. It’s also a good idea to group together all animals with obviously visible abscesses. Then treat them
But this one’s likely to blow the next time she scratches her head on the “fence.”
How much of a problem is it? They’re only sold for food. You decide.
Inflation
February 15, 2006
It’s inevitable, there’s no other direction possible. Stand back. Way back.
Bubblehead
February 7, 2006
No, we can’t get you a 3/2 fixer in a half-decent part of the SFV for <$450K and we’re not counting the months until we can. We’re counting the days until the eruption of this poor goat’s jaw. Which might look a bit like this after it’s over:
Those three spots on her neck, just to the left of her ear, are the result of previously ruptured CL abscesses.
Ruptured (top) and ready to blow (bottom), right over her babies. And yours. Quiz yourself on your CL knowledge and post your scores. Hint: the answer to number 10 isn’t “c.”
