Both breeders are concerned.
They stroke with worried hands the frail back of a young calf which is struggling to get up.
Around them, in a smell of slurry and straw, around ten of its fellow animals wander in the enclosure, but the sick animal remains lying down, its eyes glassy.
“He hasn't gotten up since yesterday, Mr. Denis,”
one of the farmers is alarmed
.
“We gave him water and milk, but it doesn’t seem to be working…”
Hervé Denis nods.
In field boots and overalls, he looks the same as the two breeders who ask for his advice.
But the stethoscope that swings around his neck as he inspects the calf's gums says a lot about his profession.
At 62, Doctor Denis is a country veterinarian at the head of three clinics in Indre-et-Loire, specializing in farm and farm animals.
Endless working days
Faced with an emergency, the veterinarian does not bother to compromise.
Powerful antibiotics are immediately prescribed and a blood test is taken…
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