Recent content by Jimmie Bauer

I use GASX and ROLAIDS. The gas x is small and you can get them down easy by placing them on the inside of the mouth. I use 4 for a 300 lb heifer that bloats all the time. I give 3 or 4 ROLAIDS in the mouth, hold the mouth closed, and let them chew them up. It has worked for me everytime. I...

I am asking for some feedback on banding the horns on mature cattle. My father told me about it when I was young. Each horn is banded and the blood supply is cut off. I saw an article on using a metal band on each horn on the internet. I have a great cow, but she is deadly with her horns. All my...

I have had several animals bloat. Most of the time, it was my fault, not introducing new feed slowly, or over feeding grain. I have on heifer that bloats at the blink of an eye. I have started her on Bloat Guard. I scrape a little into the morning and evening feeding of calf manna. It seems to...

I have a small herd of Dexters. We have found no difference in butchering 18 month old bulls and steers. The meat from both had the same marbling and texture. Since we know that they will be butchered at that age, it saves some vet work, and stress on the bull calves.

I tied a pice of nylon thread tightly around the wart. It feel off in about 2 weeks. I tried the wart off but that did not affect it. Nylon thread is easy, cheap and cuts off the blood circulation to the wart.

This is a 2 1/2 month old Dexter calf. I noticed yesterday afternoon that she was drolling, had a runny nose and her chin and lower lip were huge. I cleaned out the dirt and washed out her mouth. She didn't eat hay but did nurse like a champ. Anyone have any information on insect bites to the...