Fifth calver, 8-year old cow Caileag Bheag 17th of Callachally, died on 17 April 2008, five days after suddenly stopping to eat and despite four days of various veterinary treatments which offered no remedy.
Post mortem result showed an infection of her vagus nerve where it passed over the lungs.
She had raised 3 bulls, one heifer and her three week old heifer calf (born 26 March 2008) was reared on calf crunch feed mix after refusing to suck milk from a bottle or drink milk from a bucket!
