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Okay this the lady with the bull calf that had scours and ill knee. Question being what is the appropriate age to neuter this fellow? What is this rubber ring thing? Help :oops:

Okay this the lady with the bull calf that had scours and ill knee. Question being what is the appropriate age to neuter this fellow? What is this rubber ring thing? Help :oops: Totally ignorant on the subject. Make me cringe actually.

Thanks for the information on weaning and on the probios. I am very green here what is it? Like a natural yogurt type of thing? He is on about 1 1/2 gallons a day milk. He is grazing easily to 2lbs of wild grasses> should I supplement with hay. What do you call calf feed is it like a chop...

PS Thanks to you who gave me the site to find out about the navel / ill knee. Big help :D

Hi I have a young bull calf that was slated for put down because of ill knee and scours. Pulled him through both. Knee is still swollen but much better. He has been on antibiotics and an anti inflammatory for 16 days. When should I stop. Good appetite perky etc. He is now 4 months old. When do...

Hi I have a calf that my husband brought home slated for put down. It had the scours and a very swollen knee joint in the front leg. Scours under controls and with antibiotics and aspirin the knee joint has reduced in size by 45% at least still swollen no heat in joint has drained naturally...