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I had a cow with similar symptons years ago. She was never off feed or fevered. Gave her every type of drug, dewormer, and vitamin shot I could think of. Finally put some Havaspan? boluses (sulfamethazine) down her throat. They are big boluses, need a big bolus gun. She had diarhea for at least...

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Has anyone got calves off this angus bull yet? Anyone with yearling bulls or heifers?

Our kids are raised on fresh milk to. They prefer it to store bought. Lot more long term health benefits for your kids too. Checkout http://www.eatwild.com for more info on this. I wouldn't get to stressed out about your jersey heifer. Hopefully you'll go out one morning and she'll be licking...

OT: Good stuff. Finally something constructive from you. My hat's off. Thanks for sharing the info.

To Poiu: Why not purchase some more grass friendly genetics using a british or british cross instead of charolais. Are you going to rotate these cattle through paddocks or just continuous graze? Have you heard of holistic management? I would take this course before I bought any cattle. This...

Stroker. Do your cows eyes look bright, or are they hazy looking. Sometimes a down and depressed cow can be brought back if you can lift her to a standing position 2 or 3 times a day,using a front end loader on your tractor. Just use wide 1foot straps to lift her and leave her suspended for...

If the cow is laying on her right side, when she gets cast she doesn't have much time. I've found them like this bloated like a balloon, gasping for air. On one occassion, I saved a cow like this. I stuck her with my pocketknife to release some of the air, as she was nearly gone. Once the...

Another tip with these heifers. If they are quiet, and you can sneak up behind them, help them with a little pull on the front feet. But, only pull when they are pushing. When they are not pushing, don't pull.If you pull when they are not pushing you can hurt them inside.I don't like to leave...

I Luv HRfds. What are your long term plans for this heifer? I have heard that a jersey's pelvic opening really opens up during calving, way more than most breeds of cattle. Unless she was bred to a real hard calving Angus she might be okay, just keep an eye on her.As far as mastitis, with her...

I also remember riding up to a cow one time and thought she was dead for sure from a distance. The ravens were hopping around on her and picking holes in her. She had been down I am guessing for at the very least 2 days, from the amount of manure behind her. Was very surprised to see she was...

To Pheah. Sorry for your loss. I rode pasture (community pasture) for twenty years. I've seen this happen far too often, and it is the absolute worst way to find an animal. You spend the summer caring for these cattle and then loose them like this.Depending on what side they lay down on they can...

OT "1 I don't cry or whine about anything other than being taken over by a multinational company.There was a lot of american cattle brought up here before bse and as far as I know they only had to be tested for anaplasmosis/bluetongue which wasn't a big problem. It wouldn't bother me a bit if...

Gary J Gale. Please proofread what you have written before you submit it.You are hard to understand. I luv hrfds- thankyou for your comments, finally somebody that can see the big picture. This is a NORTH AMERICAN problem. I don't like it and you don't like it. It is your US packing plants up...

Rangenerd. I agree that these feedmills should be shut down.Did you know that most of the feedmills are either directly or indirectly american owned. So, where is all this bse bull**** coming from? It's being trucked up here from your own plants and feedmills, thanks a lot.It seems like you have...