[Ken Scharabok]

A healthy calf one day. Dead the next. I would suspect Blackleg. Ask your vet if it is in your area. They is a Blackleg vaccine. The Blackleg spores can live in soils for a long time just waiting for the right weather conditions to become active. If it is Blackleg, dig a deep hole, fill it with firewood, burn the carcass and then cover the hole.

 

[Ken Scharabok]

Last time I bought blackleg vaccine it was about 50 cents a pop. Just needed for calves as once cattle get to be about 18 months old they seem to have a natural immunity thereafter. Normally Blackleg happens in a dry, hot fall, but the age of the calves is about right. For some reason Blacklegs always seems to take the nicest calves.

Ken S. in WC TN