This week I will be talking about things that may have caused my cow to have an abortion. My cow Betty had recently lost her calf and we did not yet know what the cause was of it. We had our vet come out and draw blood from her and she tested positive for Neospora. Neospora is picked up by grazing near infected dog, coyote or fox poop. It is passed only from mother to baby within a herd. Since Betty has had this through one pregnancy, the calf she lost, she should now be immune which means it will not affect future pregnancies. We do know my other cow "Cortana" slipped a calf, early term. Since Neospora causes later term abortion, this is probably not the cause of her abortion.
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