Incidence
Some cattle farms reported that the calf’s joints were swollen, the affected area was curled, the subcutaneous tissue was thick, soft to the touch, and the calf was painless.
Therapy process
In the early stage of the disease, apply 10% iodine tincture to the infected cows with milder infection, 1 to 2 times a day. For sick cows with joint abscesses, apply ichthyolite to the abscess site every day until the local ulcer occurs, then use surgical treatment to debride the wound and apply concentrated iodine tincture, generally without bandaging. Inject antibacterial drugs such as penicillin into calves with systemic infections.
Cause Analysis

1. The calf barn does not have a special bed for the calf, and there is no bedding. Calves have to sleep on the hard brick floor every day, and the newborn calves are delicate and delicate, especially the joints are easily broken, and the calves have been lying on the hard brick floor without bedding in winter or rainy seasons, which are easy to suffer. Diseases such as arthritis. Therefore, when constructing a calf barn, not only must consider the feeding environment of the calf, but also the resting place of the calf, such as setting up a calf bed or a platform with sand on top。

2. Newborn calves are prone to lack certain vitamins, macros, or trace elements due to their fast growth rate, especially when they lack vitamin A and vitamin C, the damaged skin tissue is not easy to heal, and the body’s ability to resist disease and tissue repair decreases. Therefore, it should be supplemented with calf feed as soon as possible. Also note that the calf barn should be kept hygienic, dry and disinfected frequently.

3. Strengthen the feeding and management of cows during dry milk period and perinatal period, and not underestimate the supply of feed nutrition for cows because they do not produce milk. On the contrary, pay special attention to the nutrient supply of the cow during this period. The cow has a good physique, which not only helps to reach the milking peak as soon as possible after delivery, but also guarantees the health of the newborn calf.

Therefore, the prevention and treatment of calf joint cysts should be comprehensively analyzed and considered. Calf joint cysts are just a phenomenon, and the inherent reason is still insufficient feeding and management.