foam on a cows mouth

[oxdrover14]

i have a team of steers i training to be oxen and i went out and one of them had some foam on its lips what does that mean???????

 

[herfrds]

Was he chewing his cud? I've seen them foam around the mouth while doing that.

 

[oxdrover14]

no he wasnt when i went out their but it might have been from the cud coming up earlier i think

 

[herfrds]

Was it hot outside?
Sometimes when cattle get too hot they pant and it foams around their mouth. A few of ours were recently doing it because they have not shed their winter coat yet.

 

[Royd Wood]

It was 26 feels like 30 today and my Galloways still have winter coats - one who has just calved was panting and foaming but eased off as the slightly cooler night temp arrived