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I'm sure this has been discussed before...advantages of mowing pature vs leting it go to seed?? If you mow, what is the best point to do that?

Got results of blood tests. No liver problems. Very low protein level which is indicitive of Johnes according to vet. With a week to consider the options, she is at the sale barn today.

Vet checked her today. He suspects either liver problem or Johne's , or maybe both. He took manure and blood samples for testing. The easy solution is to sell her. But this cow was bottle fed from day one by my wife who is really attached to her. Should have bllod results in about a week...

I have a vet coming today to check her. I'll post again after his visit. In regard to other cows, I have 15 cows and 8 calves at present. All other cows healthy and look good. All the others who have had calves this season have rebounded well.

I have a 5 year old cow that I rasied -she was rejected by the mother and we bottle fed her. She calved at about 3 years and produced a good calf which I kept. She has produced two more good/healthy calves that I have also have. The most recent calf is 3 months old at this point. About a...

It was a large calf and difficult to pull. I have 9 other calves from the same bull this year and they have all been good in terms of birth weight. I've had this cow 8-9 years and she's always had good calves. However, she is a difficult cow to care for - she's a loner with little if any herd...

Sell her

Got her laying upright about 10:00. Went back to check on her at 1:00 in the morning and she's up walking around. Thanks for the help/advice.

An experienced cattle farmer helped me pull the calf. His suggestion was to give her until tommorrow, but he didn't think the prospects were good that she would get up. Large animal vets are few and far between here and if you can get one at all.

I just went to check on her. She's on her side and isn't able to turn enought to lay "cow style."

Pulled a large calf today and the cow's rear end is paralyzed. How long should I give her to get up? If I have to put her down it will be my first time to do so. Advice on best technique appreciated

Thanks for the advice. I've collected a fecal sample and am trying to get in touch with the vet. No apparent blood in the manure, but it is almost the consistency of urine.

I have a Brangus bull, approximately three and a half years old. Over the last month or so he has lost a good bit of weight. For about the last 3 months he has been breeding a herd of 15 cows. He is alert, mobile, and when the last cow came in heat (this past week) he was definately...

I know that selling off property / equipment previously depreciated has some tax consequences in terms of "recapturing" depreciation. However, if you shut down a small farming operation without selling property / equipment and therefore have no gain or profit on previously depreciated items...

Should you avoid using worm medication on a bull during breeding season?

Our bull is named Lightning.

I have an 8 month old calf which has developed a lump about 2 inches under her right ear. It's not general swelling, just a lump about twice the size of a golf ball. The calf eats/drinks fine, is active, not losing weight. Any ideas? Thanks.

Anybody got more information about the plastic fence posts that were discussed recently. My interest is in the ones you can drive a staple into and or the ones shaped like a pencil that can be driven into the ground. Thanks.

When planting fescue mixed with white clover, what ratio of fescue to clover is recommended?

Would OG or fescue planted in early spring be well enough established to withstand summer heat/drought?