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Flooding & Livestock

Flooding & Livestock. Earl H. Ward NE Area Livestock Specialist. Skin & Feet. When tissues are wet for long periods of time they lose the barrier to resist microorganisms Result in skin and foot infections Observe your cattle for lesions and any lameness Treat quickly. Udders.

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Flooding & Livestock

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  1. Flooding & Livestock Earl H. Ward NE Area Livestock Specialist

  2. Skin & Feet • When tissues are wet for long periods of time they lose the barrier to resist microorganisms • Result in skin and foot infections • Observe your cattle for lesions and any lameness • Treat quickly

  3. Udders • Being submerged in flood water makes the udder more susceptible to infections and mastitis

  4. Disease Potential • Leptospirosis • Leptospira organism is consumed by drinking contaminated water • Symptoms • Fever • Poor appetite • Anemia • Jaundice • May have dark urine • Vaccination is key • Affects pregnant cows • Causes abortions & stillborns Zoonotic

  5. Disease Potential • Blackleg • Highly fatal disease of young cattle caused by the spore forming, rod shaped, gas producing bacteria Clostridium chauvoei.  • Symptoms • Lameness • Loss of appetite • Rapid breathing • Fever • Unwillingness to move • Vaccination is key

  6. Disease Potential • Anthrax • Relatively large spore-forming rectangular shaped bacterium called Bacillus anthracis • Symptoms • Sudden death (often within 2 or 3 hours of being apparently normal) is by far the most common sign • Fever • Difficult Breathing • Convulsions • After death blood may not clot, resulting in a small amount of bloody discharge from the nose, mouth and other openings • Vaccination is key Zoonotic

  7. Muddy Conditions • Muddy conditions = Stress • Stress = Lower Immunity • Younger animals are more vulnerable • Pneumonia • Diarrhea • Research shows 4-8 inches of mud decreases intake by 4-8% and gains by 14% on pastured cattle. • Cattle in confinement with severe mud reduced gains by 25-30%.

  8. Parasites • Roundworms • Symptoms • Anemia • Bottle Jaw • Diarrhea • Rough hair coat • Liver Flukes • Coccidiosis • Mosquitos – West Nile for Horses • Flies

  9. Carcass Disposal • Rendering • Landfill • Composting • Burial • Incineration • https://www.oda.state.ok.us/aems/carcassdisposaloptions.pdf • OSU Factsheet BAE-1748

  10. Flooded Hay & Feed • Flooded hay disposal • Spread as Fertilizer • Use as Composting • Bales with 30-40% moisture are at risk of fire • To check a hay stack’s temperature • Drive sharp pointed pipe into hay • Lower a thermometer down into the pipe • Leave for 20 minutes • At 150°F = Dangerous • At 170°F = Fire Pockets Possible

  11. What To Do Now • Watch Water Quality • Keep Eye on BCS and Nutrition

  12. Flooded Facilities • Disinfect surfaces with a 1:10 ration of Bleach:Water • Near impossible to disinfect organic material

  13. Questions? Earl H. Ward

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