A rough winter coat on young cattle could be telling - The Warragul and Drouin Gazette

A rough winter coat on young cattle could be telling - The Warragul and Drouin Gazette

If your young cattle's coats are looking a bit rough, it could be due to lice or ringworm, which both thrive under similar circumstances. Both lice and ringworm are typically a greater problem in young cattle in either poor nutrition or with a compromised immune system. Neither are a significant problem to cattle in good health. Lice are small sucking or biting insects found mostly around the head, neck and shoulder area, and along the back to t…