Teat warts

[The Agrarian]

I'm having an issue with warts on milking heifers. Probably at a rate of about four or five in the hundred. Usually they calve in with some small warts, but once milking, the warts quickly spread to cover the whole teat in some cases. This can make it very difficult to get vacuum seal. We manage to get the cup to suck by rubbing on some cream to soften the warty skin. Unfortunately ive culled one which I eventually just couldn't get milked. It was bad enough to actually prevent her from coming to yield properly in the first place.

Vet insists there is nothing can be done, just keep them soft. I imagine its probably some kind of HPV, so its a question of resistance. A few years back we would have had angleberries, and we got an innoculant made up from the lumps. Then the base chemical for the solution was banned, or something to that effect.

Help, I'm pulling my hair out with two at the moment. Thanks

 

[Wee Willy]

Rub castor oil onto the warts.noticed heifers with absolutely massive warts before they calved..brought them into parlour a week before calving and rubbed castor oil on twice daily. Started to bleed by second day. By day four/five warts fell off. Amazing..and they were parlour trained too!

 

[Flossie]

We spray ours with a solution of hypochlorite and water 50/50. Warts go black,dry up, and you can pull them off. Grease them up sporadically, so you don't get a smack in the chops

 

[Ballygreenan]

I think it may have been mentioned elsewhere, but squeezing the warts releases what is almost like a toxin into the animal's blood-stream, in turn her immune system will create an anti-body which in time will kill the warts. It is possible to take off a clean sample of a new wart, have it sent away and get a vaccine made up, but the other way is cheaper.

I've never tried either castor oil or 50/50 Hypo - sounds like a plan though!

 

[early riser]

Are we talking about feathery warts or the fleshy type? I've got lots of heifers with the latter and they are a complete pain.

 

[Wee Willy]

As you are a NI man ,have you ever thought of getting "The Charm". I had three pens of cattle covered with angle berries,a man came with a jar of "Holy Sand",threw a wee dust of the stuff over them while saying"Hail Mary" several times.I am a Prod so I assume my cattle are Prods too but within one week ..angle berries gone.Great respect for different religions.

 

[bovine]

They will self cure in time.

You can get an autogenous vaccine made, but that can be expensive and there is a small risk of allergic reactions. I've not had great success.

The best method I have used is liquid nitrogen applied to freeze a few warts on each animal - that seems to stimulate the immune system more than anything else and affect the quickest cure.

Fly control in heifers can help prevent spread - they seem frequently overlooked.

 

[Ballygreenan]

As you are a NI man ,have you ever thought of getting "The Charm". I had three pens of cattle covered with angle berries,a man came with a jar of "Holy Sand",threw a wee dust of the stuff over them while saying"Hail Mary" several times.I am a Prod so I assume my cattle are Prods too but within one week ..angle berries gone.Great respect for different religions.

Hail Mary, mother of God, thank the Lord I'm a Prod!

 

[Sweepa]

As you are a NI man ,have you ever thought of getting "The Charm". I had three pens of cattle covered with angle berries,a man came with a jar of "Holy Sand",threw a wee dust of the stuff over them while saying"Hail Mary" several times.I am a Prod so I assume my cattle are Prods too but within one week ..angle berries gone.Great respect for different religions.

 

[multi power]

i find spraying with teramacyn spray dries them up n you can pull them off easy enough

 

[Mr Jones]

I'm having an issue with warts on milking heifers. Probably at a rate of about four or five in the hundred. Usually they calve in with some small warts, but once milking, the warts quickly spread to cover the whole teat in some cases. This can make it very difficult to get vacuum seal. We manage to get the cup to suck by rubbing on some cream to soften the warty skin. Unfortunately ive culled one which I eventually just couldn't get milked. It was bad enough to actually prevent her from coming to yield properly in the first place.

Vet insists there is nothing can be done, just keep them soft. I imagine its probably some kind of HPV, so its a question of resistance. A few years back we would have had angleberries, and we got an innoculant made up from the lumps. Then the base chemical for the solution was banned, or something to that effect.

Help, I'm pulling my hair out with two at the moment. Thanks

Treating a hfr with Sodium Silicate at the moment. Nasty stuff but has worked a treat here, other farmers experience with it may vary.

 

[Benny G]

As you are a NI man ,have you ever thought of getting "The Charm". I had three pens of cattle covered with angle berries,a man came with a jar of "Holy Sand",threw a wee dust of the stuff over them while saying"Hail Mary" several times.I am a Prod so I assume my cattle are Prods too but within one week ..angle berries gone.Great respect for different religions.

You hardly have that mans number for that man with the charm? I have a batch of heifers that with angle berries on there elders and I could do with something. Thanks

 

[jd6110]

You hardly have that mans number for that man with the charm? I have a batch of heifers that with angle berries on there elders and I could do with something. Thanks

Any joy wit getting number for that man. Have a heifer with them an seams to be spreading every day on her an afraid will get on to anymore.

 

[Buford T. Justice]

We have a few warts on bought in heifers, going to twist one off each heifer and get a vaccine made up by the vet.

The hypochlorite and water mix sounds interesting though.

 

[Wee Willy]

Any joy wit getting number for that man. Have a heifer with them an seams to be spreading every day on her an afraid will get on to anymore.

He's dead.

 

[jd6110]

Using Terramycin last wk gettin none bigger but still v ripe lookin Think will try hydrochloride mix next is this in pic suitable to dilute

 

[Old drover]

Its a common cure to give a penny to a witch. You have to find one first. Results can vary!

 

[Woolless]

Its a common cure to give a penny to a witch. You have to find one first. Results can vary!

Would it work if you posted me one and I gave it to the wife??

 

[Old drover]

Very dangerous to do that could backfire ,hope you have good nuclear bunker to retreat to!