Identify and remove dead stock as soon as possible to prevent contamination of pasture and possible transmission of disease
Conduct a post-mortem examination or get your vet to do it for you. It might confirm a suspicion or identify a disease process you weren’t aware of.
Appropriate disposal of the carcasses is important – preferably in a fenced area away from livestock and scavenging animals such as dogs.
Consider how you dispose of waste from calf pens, stockyards, and woolsheds – especially if sick animals have been present.
