Recent content by sodfarmer490

well, i guess you could put some calf shelters out in their pasture, and bed them with straw. make them on runners, so you can tow or push them where you want and turn them away from prevailing winds. calves learn in a hurry, where to go for shelter. they work real well if they are put close...

the only time i used cystorelin,aside from flushing, is when i had a cow, that did not settle at the usual times of a.i., then cystorelin at first sign of heat, and breed twice twelve hours apart............

as a last effort, look for a vet who does chiropractic medicine. they usually advertise about horses. i have heard good things about what they can do.

well, since i lost my original reply, i will try and do it again. i really thing oftimes flies have a role to play in giving these heifers udder problems, when they freshen. especially in the south states, where they are more of a problem. just my humble opinion, but based on what i saw. i have...

anytime you have a cow that looks like she is due and is not acting right(like this one is) , i like to bring them up and put them in chute and put an arm in to see if i can feel if that calf is coming frontwards or backwards. sometimes in backward calfs, they just don't have much labor and...

my eyes aren't that good, and i can't really see the details in that picture, but have you or your vet considered removing that one toe, in a nice clean cut, so it drains out better? might be off base here, but that's the first thing that came to mind.

all great advice above. one thing to consider on tank size is who is going to be refilling your nitrogen. as the years have gone by, they have eliminated many routes and stops and charge more each year. if you are on a main avenue for a reliable nitrogen company, no big deal, but if you are out...

molasses-y looking stuff?? boy that doesn't sound too good, nevertheless, yes, give her oxytocin for a few days, and put her in chute and clear all the teats. does she have an udder?, hope so.... hopefully calf sucking, will help bring in milk, also. should have given the colustrum right off...

what is the latest on this cow? is she in barn or out on pasture? if she were mine, i want to know , how she can get around, so i want her up, even if i have to hot prod her........then i can tell if she walks normally, staggers or what. vet is going to want to know. this does remind me of...

i saw a number of these when i was helping peace corps in guatemala with their native cattle, since they received no minerals at all, the consensus was a lack of enough calcium in diet contributed to it. (average size calves) since then, i have always made sure pg. cows had access to plenty of...

a dremmel tool, you can get the tip from them or many people probably already have them. google ritchey, they have an 800 number also., for questions. i like the solid colors with the white underneath, really shows up from a distance, can also mark the back if you want. they use reg. buttons...

i have used ritchey tags for years, everytime i substitute something else, i go back to the ritchey's. just grind off surface for number or whatever you want on tag, and it stays forever................

if i think it is going to be retained, i give selenium and shot of lutalyse usually takes care of it, early on. yes , they do rot and eventually shed, but sometimes these cows have a hard time rebreeding due to low grade in fection going on. if you have a more of these, re examine your mineral...

well, in the past, if i really wanted to go all out in getting one bred,(and liked challenges) i put her on a wt gaining ration. give muse, ade, then on natural or lutylase heat, a dose of cystorelin and breed twice. also, surely you must know someone who could trailer in a yearling bull to...

well, you might stick her in a corral with no tub, just dry hay for a week and see if it makes a big difference.