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gum line is receding badly, the producer may be best off pulling her out of the typically managed group and moving her into a special management group. “We start putting them in better quality pastures,
much like what we do for management for a 2-year- old or 3-year-old that we’re trying to get bred back,” he explains.
Health issues to watch for among older cows In the smaller group, the herd owner can watch
more closely for developments that need attention. “Most likely, we’ll start seeing arthritis in the hips and stifl es, and we’ll start seeing some wear and tear on the toes of the old cows,” Spire says. “We’ll also start seeing more chances for lump jaw
and any type of swelling or abscesses around the head. If we have cows that are more prone to cancer eye, then we have a chance to look at them pretty closely and intervene early before eye lesions become extensive.” When such conditions are caught early, medical
intervention can further preserve the cow’s value to the producer. “Cancer eye” is the common name for bovine ocu-
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lar squamous cell carcinoma. It tends to occur more frequently in white-faced cows because the lack of pigment allows more exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet light. Although it can occur at any age, it’s typically found in cows 3 years old and older. Cancer eye can move through stages — fi rst as a
circular, white elevation on the eye, then as a harder growth on the eyelids — and can also develop into a full-blown carcinoma, or tumor, without going through the non-invasive stages. Spire says cancer eye is an animal welfare and an
economic issue. It’s important to catch the develop- ment of the disease before the lesions become invasive because the cancer cells can attack the regional lymph nodes in the head and neck and potentially even enter the chest cavity. Cancerous tissue can also invade the bone or spread
to affect the entire side of the head. When that hap- pens, the animal needs to be humanely euthanized and disposed of, with no attempt to sell it into the food chain. “If we intervene early to treat the lesion or to remove
an eye, we don’t tend to see total carcass condemna- tion,” he says. “We may see head condemnation, so it becomes a value proposition. The key is early interven-
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