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And I'd bet you the farm JBS bribed American politicians. If it worked for them in Brazil, it would work here too.

I have unrolled hay for years for my cows. It saved my neck when that first cow tested positive with Johnes disease. My herds exposure was limited because they were always spread out and the hay was unrolled on clean ground.

I did a horned Hereford bull by driving a t-post beside an ant pile, laying the head on top of the mound and wiring the head to the t-post. That keeps coyotes and/or dogs from dragging the head away. Ants do a good job of cleaning it up. Probably works better in the summer time.

Jeffers is back up to $62.09 on the 25 individual dose. :roll:

I threw away or gave away my straws of semen and for several years I used my N tank for freeze branding. At that time, it cost less than dry ice. But now it's way expensive and I've gone back to dry ice. Local welding place charged close to $80 to fill my tank 2 years ago. I haven't been back...

2019 spring calving season, I gave every newborn a dose of Inforce3. I had one dose blown back in my face. As for my immunity, I'm not sure I have much but when it comes to my calves, I'll use Inforce3 again. I had outstanding results. Our spring was wet and cold. I never had one sick calf.

Wow. How crazy is that? Nearly a $10.00 drop in price. Thanks for showing that price change Ron.

Ron said he bought Inforce3 from Jeffers for $43.69- 25 single dose. I checked their site and it's $62.09 for 25 single dose. Maybe it's gone up since he bought last, idk. That's a big price difference. I put 10 boxes in my cart to see if there was a price break for buying more. There isn't. 1...

Current price for 25 individual doses at Jeffers is $62.09. I put 10 boxes in my shopping cart and there was no price break for a larger purchase.

My first case, we blood tested. But she was full blown and Stevie Wonder could diagnose her problem. From that point on, I did fecal PCR sampling as it detects the DNA of the MAP bacteria. I pooled samples at a 4-1 ratio. The lab recommended the ratio. It's a worry, for sure. And, an added...

I have several guard rail pens and I wish I could tear every one of the damn things out. They were built by my brother who hated cattle. I believe there are two directions when facilities are built for cattle.. it's designed for the human or it's designed for the animal. Guard rail is for the...

I thought LA 200 & 300 were to become prescription drugs at the beginning of 2020. This does seem to be a co-inky-dink, suddenly the bottles aren't sterilized adequately and poof it's all gone and will be for quite some time. Like maybe till after Jan 1?

Thanks Kenny. Valley Vet shows it on back order with a notification of when it's back in stock.

Anybody else having trouble finding LA 300? Local animal health supplier said the FDA shut the plant down for not sanitizing bottles before bottling the antibiotic. No one knows when LA 300 will be available again. Great timing, right?

I use a custom mineral from a local feed mill. My cows are barely touching it but they are salt crazy. I'm keeping mineral available so if things change it'll be there for them. Our weather has been so wet that I believe the grass is different and they don't want mineral. We're drying off and...