Many of you who follow this blog know that Caseous Lymphadenitis has been an issue in the flock in the past. After an aggressive eradication campaign, the whole flock tested negative in March. However, my last CormoX ewe, Meadowlark, developed a very large and very concerning abscess on her cheek last week. Even though sheContinue reading “More Goodbyes”
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A New Breed
In my last post, I acknowledged the issue that has persisted in my flock for a number of years. I haven’t succeeded in getting them to be as productive as they need to be, and I’ve concluded that I’ll be better off working with a pure breed intended for the kind of farm we areContinue reading “A New Breed”
Progress
So we’ve gotten some results from the first round of testing. Little Moose and Marianne are on the low side of positive for CL. Bobolink is also on the borderline between exposed and potentially positive. Obviously, these are not the results we wanted to see. I admit that I considered some pretty drastic action. DoContinue reading “Progress”