Posted by JRSutton on January 31, 2012 at 17:51:18 from (75.130.109.233):
In Reply to: Cow suddenly died posted by Jacksonduper on January 31, 2012 at 15:52:41:
As others have said, could be any number of reasons.
I've seen it happen with "hardware disease" unexpected, but that not so sudden. Would guess something heart related if it was very sudden.
But - where you don't vaccinate, (and I'm not saying that's good or bad) for the safety of the rest of your herd, you really should treat the situation as if it was something viral, just to be safe.
I'd definitely call in a vet. I would think they could at least rule out bacteria/viruses for you. I don't think they'd need to do an extensive autopsy.
You don't really need to know for sure what it was, just that it wasn't something communicable.
Meanwhile, I'd personally try to keep the others away from where this cow was, if at all possible. Bleach your waterers, food troughs, hay feeders, etc. Don't know for sure it'd even do any good if it WERE something viral - but can't hurt. And REALLY more of a question for a vet anyways.
If there's anything else you need a vet for, would be a good time to combine it all into one visit.
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