Late cut crops are a particular risk. Contaminated silage can cause several problems for sheep and cattle, also for goats and horses. Once in the brain the bacteria forms micro-abscesses. The affected animal has a fever, poor appetite, and circles or falls to one side. Untreated animals may die.
Recovery rates are better the earlier treatment begins.
The eye weeps initially, with a blue- white corneal opacity developing later. Changes in the eye mean that eye ointment is ineffective, - injectable antibiotics are needed. There are no reports of progression to meningoencephalitis. They occur at any stage, and there are no specific characteristics. Fungal Contamination - Fungal spores are produced in overheating silage.