Cattle are vulnerable to many diseases. The spore-forming bacteria that cause clostridial diseases (blackleg, malignant edema ...

Clostridium chauvoei is a Gram‐positive, spore‐forming bacterium that causes blackleg, a rapidly progressing and often fatal disease in cattle. Characterised by extensive myonecrosis and systemic ...

In the fall, most cattle are vaccinated. Cows are vaccinated at preg-check time, and calves are vaccinated at weaning. Almost every cattle producer will include a seven- or eight-way clostridial ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - It was a phone call from a cattleman in another county. He had two calves die in a couple of days. There seemed to be no indication in the days leading up that there ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A drought-related disease known as blackleg is blamed for the deaths of at least two cows in Arkansas. University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture officials say the disease ...

An outbreak of blackleg disease has claimed at least 40 young cattle on a north west grazing property, prompting warnings from graziers and veterinarians.