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Thank you mm for sheding some light on this for me . And when you use iodine what % are you using not familiar with formalin

I believe they were trying to kill the quarter i dont know for sure though

I know every situation is different but what is the most common suture technique you use and why. Most of the time i use a simple interupted stitch because usually by the time we get to it its already contaminated usually do to how the injury occurs ie. falling in barn cleaner edge on metal...

apparently to kill a bad quarter i geuss they were unable to cure with spectramast or today had a culture taken and what ever was recomended didnt work either im not 100% sure dont have the full story will have to wait till tues. for herdcheck to talk to doc. But im at a loss thats why i was...

I dont no if any got into there tank or not but they were discussing the difference between a infused quarter being milked and i geuss the sanitizing solution being used to clean a dirty jar between cows and it a getting let down into the milk line. But the farmer said he had a helper milk and...

Would a cup of nolvasan contaminate 4500 lbs. milk beyond shippable levels do not know anything about the product Just curious from a passing conversation with a nother dairy farmer and vet

What kinda cows do you have , that you would be using him on

Did the vet check her ovaries to see if they are functionally properly if she has a large cyst on her ovary that could hamper her conception and be something that can be easily fixed with some gnrh

if good quality hay no but if you are worried about you can always give them a protien tub cheap and effective

Cow pollinator that is exactly what im hearing it is low on the right side roughly ten inches in front of her udder just on the inside of the milk vein im not hearing any thing that i am able to detect higher on her side behind her last rib like normal and her rumen movement do not sound like...

Thanks for the video link chippie very good video not exactly what im looking for but still very good video like to learn everything i can to keep the girls healthy and milking heavy

The first was a confirmed LDA listened right after the vet did. I couldnt hear anything different just the sound of my finger tapping on her hide. Now we have a nother cow same symptons i pinged her for practice and i can hear a huge differnce almost like a majorly over inflated basketball. But...

I am having a hard time hearing the ping when listening for a twist with a stethoscope. Everyone i have worked with tells me to listen for a ping but all i can hear is my finger smacking her hide no ping but everyone else seems to be able to hear it fine. Is it just me or can some one offer some...