Recent content by nrs farm

The top 2 win. So you have to vote for the 3rd one. Unfortunately you have to move the 2nd and 3rd to the top two. The voting ends today. Edited to add: Notice who is on top for 50K.

Years ago I saw a show where a dairy farm used PVC pipe filled with concrete for posts. Never tried it but thought it was a different idea. They really liked it as the pipe helped to resist damage to the posts.

I had a 2-3 month old heifer calf down similar to yours years ago. I gave it BoSe about every 2-3 days and vitamin E. I also tried to stand it up after about day 2. I milked the cow and tubed the calf at first. Eventually, I noticed the cow would stand close to the calf and soon the calf...

Again, I think you should Google "ohio issue 2 2009". But if you want my take in simple English... I think this issue is in direct response to California's livestock proposition (forget which number). I think Ohio was/will be a "target" of similar proposals. In other words many farmers etc...

I recommend you Google "ohio issue 2 2009". You should find plenty of info Pro and Con.

You might find this site of use: http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p1856.htm It is a drug withdrawal chart for various drugs in cattle.

Along these lines...here is a link to an article on birth for various livestock animals. http://www.2farm.co.nz/animal-birth.html The interesting part to me is in the "birth canal" section in the article. A quote from the article: "This diagram is of the "birth canal", and a cow in late...

Perhaps this is a source of the antibiotic resistance in humans that they blame on cattle and livestock.

Similar situation here. Noticed a heifer with small amounts of manure. Next morning she had a calf. Never noticed this before. Happen to notice her and remebered the thread.

Here is another interesting website. It is pretty basic for beginners. Covers Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Deer. http://www.2farm.co.nz/animal-birth.html

Even more interesting to me was the first sentence: I think I easily exceeded the 1 in 4000. Mine is closer to 1 in 50 it seems.

Years ago I had a cow with a calf where the calf "escaped" from the barnyard and hid under a bush in our backyard. It reminded me of a deer. Perhaps the calf is hiding about as much as the cow is hiding it. I have also found that calves like to bed down in the same place when they are little...

I am curious what the packer went through to kill her. I bet here's another story here.

Same experience here. We too let them in 10 days. They work great for us as well. Been using them for 3 years now with great success. Very little bawling, which is important for me since I live fairly close to a small town. I use to dread weaning time for fear of the neighbors complaining...

From my experience...I would count on it.