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Also his breathing seems rough/gurgly, thinking maybe pneumonia?

We're relatively new at this... went out to feed (hay) this morning and one of the calves (a little over 1 year) is listless, not interested in food or water, and foaming at the mouth. Any ideas on what could be wrong with him?

Hi all, We're pretty new to cattle. Three days ago we had a calf born. When it was born, it's tongue hung out and to the right. After a while it was able to keep it's tongue in it's mouth, but when it tries to nurse the tongue goes out and to the side again, always the right side. It does...

Thanks for the advice so far, everyone! When I say we have "a few" I literally mean "a few!" We have two cows, both with calves from last spring/summer still nursing a bit, and one heifer of breeding age -- I have not seen her in heat lately so I'm assuming she was bred during one of the...

So, here's the backstory: We're new to cattle. We have a few hereford and hereford X semital cows. The neighbors' Angus bull escapes into our pasture on a regular basis. So far, all calves resulting from his visits have been black with white markings on the face. Last week, we were...