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Anyone have any idea what this growth is? Thanks

It's not hot at all, I am pretty certain she doesn't have an infection.

I have a calf that is a week and a half old. Ever since she was born her naval area has been sagging down from her belly a little bit. I am wondering if this is a hernia or just some of the umbilical cord that hasn't fallen off yet. When I felt it, it felt like a tube. I can't feel a hole to...

She calved on sunday, the sac is still there as of today.

It's not red or hot at all, I am just concerned that it might be a hernia.

Yes, it's right around her naval, I took her to the vet on Tuesday and he said that she could calve any day now. I just noticed this enlarged naval a few hours ago.

Hello everyone, I have a holstein heifer that is about 9 months pregnant. Earlier today I noticed that she has a sac hanging down from her belly. This is about 5 to 6 inches in front of her udders. I am concerned this could be a hernia, but I have also read that this could be edema. I will post...

I own a couple of holstein heifers. One of them started cycling when she was around 10 months old. I can definitely tell when she is cycling. The other heifer I have is probably about 18 to 19 months old. I haven't noticed her cycling at all. She doesn't show the normal signs my other heifer...

Will Nutrena beef cattle mineral work for dairy cows. It has calcium, phosphorus,salt, magnesium,copper,selenium,zinc,vitamin a,vitamin d3, and vitamin e. Will this work for my holstein heifers?

Hello everyone, I have a couple of 1 year old holstein heifers. I have been using mineral blocks but I noticed that there are some minerals they need that aren't in the blocks. I was wondering what everyone thought about blocks vs loose minerals? What minerals specifically do dairy cattle need...

The entrance is split down the middle and it's only about 30 inches wide, do you think she will fit through that space?

Thank you everyone for your advice, I appreciate it, do you think it would be a good idea to remove the center bar that divides the entrance? I was going to weld a bar on each side so the entrance is one big area instead of split down the middle. What do you guys think? Thanks

Well I don't worry about her backing out if I have a ramp, but this trailer does not have a ramp on the back, she is pretty gentle and has been in this trailer when she was younger. Is there any way to fit this trailer with a ramp and what material would I use

Hello everyone I have a question about what to haul my full grown holstein in. I currently have a 2 horse trailer with a divider bar in the middle. My cow is too large to fit in the trailer the way it is. My question is has anyone on here hauled a full grown cow in a 2 horse trailer. Also i was...

Just wanted to update everyone on my heifers situation. I took her to the vets this week to get her hooves clipped and he says her feet look a lot better then they were. He thinks that the laminitis was messing with the conformation of her feet. He said the conformation of her feet is much much...