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    Milk fever?

    Paste was CAL MPK GEL. Thanks for the info!
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    Milk fever?

    Got a cow that calved sunday. She became disoriented today and very unsteady. Gave her 300ml of calcium and mag paste. Two hours later she was up {very shaky} and calf nursed. Question- What does she need as followup and from your experiences- what should I expect? How common and will she pull...
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    eye cancer/cataract

    Had a cancer eye 3 months ago. It first resembled a swollen eye and I assumed she had something in it. I flushed the eye and gave her a shot. The swelling continued with drainage. Got a vet and he said cancer! Had to put her in the sale.
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    Brangus heifers.

    I posted 2-3 days ago about which bull to use. This, I thought might be interesting to some. Went to a local sale last week and saw 150 brangus heifers bred to a brangus bull go thru the ring. weight 950- 1200 lbs. They ranged from $1150-1450. Don't want this to create ill feelings on site, but...
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    What type bull?

    Hey, I am a newbie, had a few cattle for some time BUT here's the question. My angus bull is aging and needs to be replaced. He has produduced no problems {sizewize}. I run mixed breed cows. My area is strong in angus, charolais and limos. Any experienced opinions here? Thanks a lot!
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