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    foxtails

    Had a flood in our bottom land last year. Now, suddenly, I'm finding what I think are bunches of brown fox tails. I know the problems they cause in dogs. Do they generally cause problems in grazing cattle?
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    Grazing bearded wheat with grain heads

    I would appreciate some advice here. I have a spring wheat field that just did not get enough rain. The wheat is about 8-12 inches tall, but very sparse. Most of it has seed heads, but the wheat kernels are not filling out. Bottom line is that the insurance adjuster is telling me that if get...
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    fly control with ear tags

    I'd appreciate any advice. In the past, I put out tubs with IGR in them, and then alternate pouring on a permethrine or abelmectin product. I only get 2-4 weeks of control when I do this. I was thinking of trying the CyLence Ultra ear tags. I have two questions: a) does using CyLence ear...
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    bent knees

    I would appreciate any wisdom from out there. I've attached one photo and will try to attach a video. This is a 9 day old calf. Was normal as far as I can tell until about 3 or 4 days ago. Suddenly it stands with its front knees bent. I promise you the calf does not have contracted flexor...
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    selling heifers

    I need to ask a question that displays my ignorance. I'm in south central Texas, not too far from San Antonio. I generally sell my calves at the auction. I have a person who wants to buy some of my heifers directly for breeding (I was going to keep them as replacements). These are 13 month...
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    trauma?

    I would appreciate any wisdom that anyone can offer. Attached is a photo of a 6-10 hour old calf (not sure as it was born at night and I found it the next morning). You can see the wound in the head. This is a hole into the frontal sinus. There is no clotted blood or dirt or debris around...
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