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I vaccinated my spring calves with modified live respiratory viruses. Their moms did not get vaccinated when open. If vaccinated calves nurse the moms, this can cause abortions. In the pas,t I could keep them apart for a couple months & all has worked out just fine. I don't have that much...

I haven't been on this board for sometime but when there's something I need to understand - this is the place you can usually get an answer! Thanks in advance for any inputs. I have always bred using the rule of thumb of 3 generations back on both sides of the pedigree for the same sire/dam...

Anyone have experience with any GoBobPipe Co. round bale feeders? They seem very sturdy & they advertise 30% hay loss reduction. Our operation is always on the edge of not enough hay despite purchasing 100's each yr (purchase quality is never as good as our own either), so waste is a big deal...

I have a cow whose calf was sickly since birth. She has raised good calves in the past, so I assumed the issue was with the calf. I thought the calf might be retarded or brain damaged as it never acted "normal" - no frolicking, excessive sleeping, standing arched backed, etc. Needless to say...

As long as I've been messing with cows, I've never really cared whether they had 1 stomach or 7 as long as they raised good growthy calves & bred back on schedule. So now someone who's not a cow person asks me how many stomachs does a cow have (obviously something I should know) - they said the...

I lost one to a respiratory ailment last month (I noticed her labored breathing only hours prior to her expiration). I have another cow that has gone off feed & has a temp >104. I just got her up & gave her a shot of micotil (within the last hour). She did not seem to have labored breathing...

It’s been a tough stretch this fall calving season with 2 lost cows & now a calf. Now that I look back on the events leading up to the calf’s death, my recollection of posts related to naval ill might seem to align. The calf was born mid Sept & never seemed to have the energy the other calves...

I have watched just 2 births this fall (out of 30 +) - the first I rushed up & cut veil off the calf's head & when the ma got up a min or 2 later she started her licking at the calf's hind end. Did I save this one? The second one came out & I rushed up to see if all was well & the cow...

I use a high mag minerial mix this time of year. My local feed store has a different type available with high mag but at a significantly lowered cost. The big difference that I can see is that it has much less phosphorus. Previously the phos was 4% while calcium was 13%, this mix has phos @...

I found a calf that no ma would claim late this afternoon. Two cows had calved in that same area (woods & pasture) over the past few days. I watched one ma & calf nurse for the first time, not so for the other as I found that pair on the AM check. I am trying to figure out which ma twinned &...

As my post in the Breeding/Calving Issues indicated, I lost my first calf of the season :( . The calf died on Monday AM, I do not when it was born, maybe Fri or Sat (found it Sun PM). When will it be too late to attempt to graft a calf on the ma? Would say Fri be too late? Just trying to...

When you think that you’ve seen it all – a new surprise says gotcha! This one a bull calf 4 weeks early – why? All 4 feet down in a woodchuck hole & since I wasn’t expecting any births this early, was not checking intensely, so time stuck there is not known. He could not stand, suck, or hold...

I delivered a 6 wt calf to the sale barn this past Monday & upon return while cleaning out the truck, I noticed a couple of boards that I had installed at least 20 yrs ago had a noticeable "sag" to them. The majority of my high 1 tn truck floor has treated 2X10's that seemed ok while a small...

I recently participated in a special feeder calf sale that was actually a tele-auction early in the week with cattle delivery later that same week. The quantity of calves was nearly 1500 head & they ranged in size from 5 weights to some 9 weights, all delelivered, sorted, & penned in ~4 hrs. I...

I was walking past a cow that was lying down just a bit ago (mighty hot). I was surprised to see that see was leaking milk from one of her teats. I have seen that before on nursing cows but she is not due to calf until 10/21, so that doesn't make sense to me. She has bagged up & the teats are...

Does anyone have experience with Cal Tag, Inc. EZCee ear tags? Their web site is - http://www.caltaginc.com/ I just ordered 175 of the double sided large & it hit me that I should have posted before doing so. I have used Y-Tex forever, but recently found that myself removing many tags due to...

I have AI'd for many years, so inserting a CIDR seemed like a piece of cake. Not so for me. I found that the CIDR would stay in the gun dispite efforts to dislodge it & leave where I had initially pushed the plunger. I wiggled the gun, held the "string" but more often found than not the CIDR...

My bull had a severe limp in his rear leg/foot. He would through it out to the side to put weight on it. It was not swollen, but the only thing I am familiar with is footrot - treated him for that (LA 200) & within a couple of days he was putting more weight on it & I thought on the road to...

23 month old angus heifer (open – headed for the freezer), for more than a week now she is lethargic, many times stays off on her own, & when she walks it’s very gingerly as if all feet hurt. She eats some (not like the rest as she is standing by herself as if she is not feeling well). She has...

I posted the below message in the "Feedlot" section today; but I think unless many check out all the various sections of these boards (I don't), that maybe the right folk may not see it (never thought to go there as I don't run a feedlot). Sorry for the duplicate posting but please understand...