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I have heard that weaned calves tend to gain better as they spend less time looking for mom and more time eating. This particular farmer purchases these calves in the fall at 200-300 lb and winters them in his barn and he is on a vaccination program with a reputable vet.

I may have the opportunity to purchase lighter (450 lb.) steers this spring from a local farmer. They would be double vaccinated weaned calves that are located 0.25 miles from my house tht he has wintered. I have typically grazed heavier (600+ lb.) steers through the summer (150 days) as I have...

Apparently no one on this post can take a joke! I found your satire hilarious greybeard.

I never even thought to read the label lol duh

I plan on implanting my stocker steers in a few weeks with Ralgro or Synovex S (leaning towards Synovex). I am wondering if the Clorox wipes are safe to use to disinfect the ear and the needle?

I am joking, how many farmers/ranchers do you know that are for gun laws anyway lol

If this was a gun free zone, this would have never happened :bang:

For the price of it, I would expect it to work well. He has not a shown much improvement yet. I am going to temp check him again Tuesday.

He looked and acted perfectly fine upon arrival and quickly took to grain, hay, and grass. The Draxxin has a 10 day treatment time frame and the vet said he would not need another one but might need a steroid shot later on. They are going to call again to check up on him tomorrow.

I ended up having the local vet come today. His temperature was 105, was diagnosed with pneumonia, slightly dehydrated, and an abscess in his throat which caused the weird breathing. When he breathed it sounded like he was snoring or growling at you. We treated him with 10cc of Banamine to cut...

I have had him 3 weeks tomorrow. I am going to work him through the chute today and listen to his lungs and temp check him.

This morning his head was hanging and his ears were droopy but still eating. Any ideas?

Yes the humidity and temperatures have rapidly increased over the past few days. Instead of cooler spring weather (60's) it has been in the high (70's) lately.

580 lb, I was thinking it may be lungworms or BRD.. He was vaccinated 2 weeks ago with Bovishield Gold One Shot.

I have a stocker steer that is breathing differently recently. When he breaths it sounds really nasally but he does not have any abnormal drainage from the nose, ears are not droopy, but is somewhat lethargic. Is this an early sign of BRD?