Vet on the Moove: Don't turn a blind eye to CCN in cattle where prognosis is 50/50

Treatment is labour intensive, with multiple daily intra-muscular injections for four-five days
Vet on the Moove: Don't turn a blind eye to CCN in cattle where prognosis is 50/50

A classic sign of early CCN is to wander aimlessly away from the other calves, almost appearing lost in their own environment.

A few coincidental moments happened this week that made us realise I was destined to write about the disease cerebral cortical necrosis, otherwise known as CCN. 

Some farmers will recognise the name when it comes knocking on your herd’s gate — it’s a disease you won’t forget. My first sign to write about CCN came about while attending the excellent De-laval demo day on my neighbour Michael Noonan's farm. 

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