Warts

[Donlin Stud]

Hi  Dexter Gurus

Just had an enquiry on the Aussie board re warts. Words used were extensive warts appearing on and around neck and face.
They have since separated the affected moos from the rest of the herd.

My question: Is there a way to treat them? And are they contagious?

And better still - is there anyway to prevent them?


Cheers

[Deleted]

yes they are contagious and no there is no good way to treat them. there are a lot of theories. Smashing them with a pair of pliers may make them run there course quicker but probably not worth it.
Not all will get them. They usually get them when young usually when they are just starting to mature. once they run there course that animal will never get them again.

[genebo]

I've read that young cattle get them and they go away by the time they are two years old. They don't occur on cattle over two years old.

I think I've had warts on two youngters here. I know that Eve had them, but I can't remember any details of another. Just a faint memory.

Eve's spread over the left side of her face and got close enough to her eye to worry me. The vet looked her over and said I should leave it alone. It went away, leaving no sign that it had ever been there. Neither she nor any other of my cattle have had a wart since then.

Here is Eve and her warts when she was 16 months old:

[lakeportfarms]

Yes, the warts generally appear between 1 and 2 years, and most will just be a nuisance for a bit, then go away. The animal will then be immune forever. There is a vaccine available, but most don't bother unless they are critical show animals. Some crush them with pliers or pull them off and feed them to the animal, but I'm not sure that's very effective either.

We had a cow that had a really bad case, including one by her tail that looked like mushroom on a long stalk. We cut it off, and it bled quite a bit, but a month later it hadn't returned but started to recede.