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Hey guys, Does anyone have any good books on cattle (beef or dairy) that they would suggest as being a good resource to have around? After seeing it in many posts I just ordered "Storey's Guide to Beef Cattle", but I have a lot more to learn than just one book can teach me!! Thanks in...

I found this video very interesting. I thought I would post it in case anyone else wanted to see it - although I am sure that most of the experienced farmers have seen a few (or hopefully not I guess!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPY9sH_MU5w TCFC

Hi guys, We got two new cows in our teaching barn this semester. They are beef cows, and are black with white on the end of their tails, and some small white bits elsewhere (I recall some on the belly, and possibly on the legs). I assumed they were holstien/angus, but they looked quite thick...

Hey guys, I am hoping someone can give me some suggestions, or at least a nudge in the right direction... I am a first year vet student, and I want to go into large animal medicine and I have a particular interest in herd health and bovine. However, I do not have a whole lot of hands on...

"Lurch the wonder Watusi" I was searching for pictures of Watusi cattle and came across this... these pictures don't look altered, but holy mother of God those horns are massive!!! Is it possible for cattle to *get* horns that big!? TCFC

Hey guys, just a question out of sheer curiosity... How many people get post mortems done on their cattle, whether they have been sick for a while and died, or have been suddenly found dead? I see a lot of posts (especially lately) of people who have had cattle mysteriously die and are...

DUMB CRIMINALS Real Crimes Committed By Dumb Criminals Chicago: A man was wanted for throwing bricks through jewelry store windows and making off with the loot. He was arrested last night after throwing a brick into a Plexiglas window...the brick bounced back, hit him in the head and knocked...

Today, my school had its annual open house, and there were all kinds of neat displays!! One of the displays I was involved in was the living bovine anatomy display - enjoy :) Painting some organs And more organs... Me touching up the scapula painting the rumen Completed organs (we...

Hey guys!! First some background... I am a first year veterinary student, and I am interested in becoming a large animal vet, with a lot of time spent in bovine medicine. I am a member of a bovine club, and we get to do extra wet lab working with the cattle, to get xperience we don't acquire...

Just wanted to give a shout out to all of you guys posting all of this awesome information! I just had an interview for vet school a month ago, and wouldn't you know it, they asked cow questions (the animal of which I have some of the least hands on experience). All of the questions I could...

Wow, This is getting weird. There were people outside in t-shirts this morning... I had only a light sweater... you couldn't see your breath, and grass and flowers are starting to grow... it is almost February!! This time last year we had snow up to my hips... Wondering if anyone else is...

*sigh* Some never show any signs do they... My friend was doing a project with a cow and had to be there for the birth to take rectal temperatures etc. We went down to the RAC (ruminent animal centre) last night at about 1:20 and had to wait till 1:40 for security to come and let us in... we...

I got a kick out of this one... too good not to post... TCFC

Hey guys, another rank beginner question here. While 'playing' with my dairy calf today, I noticed when the sun shone in her eye (while she was cranking her head around trying to get away :roll: ) it looked right cloudy. When I looked at it from the side when there was no light in it, it...

Ok, firstoff, I will admit I am a total 100% beginner!! I know very very little about showing!!! I go to an agricultural college, and one of the options we have is to show in the College Royal, a fun show amongst students. I did sheep last year, and this year I am doing dairy. (I haven't...

Well, I posted a while ago asking about large animal vet potential and whatnot... lately I have been getting more and more keen on it :) I finished first year with a 91% average, so i decided to give it a go and try to apply for vet school next year to hopefully be accepted for the 2007/2008...

Hi there, My aunt bought me a lariat a while ago (sometime after christmas), and it is quite stiff. I can still use it just fine, but it wouldn't kill to be a bit softer. Is there anything you can do to help work in a stiff lariat or are they stuck that way, it seems to have softened up some...

Hey guys, Hoping I can get some opinions here. I have been riding a horse for a while, basically riding him until he was sold. However, the owner was quite unhappy about selling the horse, as he has had him since he was a couple months old, and the horse is now 11. Anyways, his owner told me...

My Mother sent this to me... I thought it was too funny! The time has finally come... Men strike back! ! ! ! ! ! How many men does it take to open a beer? None. It should be opened when she brings it. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is a Laundromat! a...

I went to a farm mechanization show witha bunch of friends, and picked up all of the Semex and Select Sire catalogues they had (figure, once again... if I look at enough good cows... :P ) Anyways, there is a section in the beef sire catalogues called "Club Calf" What does this mean? None of my...