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I threw away or gave away my straws of semen and for several years I used my N tank for freeze branding. At that time, it cost less than dry ice. But now it's way expensive and I've gone back to dry ice. Local welding place charged close to $80 to fill my tank 2 years ago. I haven't been back...

Why is it ok to breed father to daughter but not son to mother?

Beats a calf cradle, doesn't it!

Clearly, I am no match for your level of ignorance, Branded but calling Bonsma a dinosaur is truly an indicator of your lack of basics of cattle breeding. Dr. Jan Bonsma is still recognized world wide for his work with animals. His writings bring enormous dollars IF you can get your hands on...

Looks like he was a little cramped inside Mom and his tail was affected? I'd bet, in time, it'll straighten out. This calving season appears to be one that's bringing out everything unexpected.

For what it's worth, National Weather Service says we're moving into a La Nina weather pattern. We can expect a wet spring.

Thanks TC. You took a couple of the storms that we didn't get. We moved the bred heifers close to the house. They're due March 5 but one couldn't wait and calved three days ago. She and her baby are in the barn. I checked the others this morning and it was so icy I was afraid I'd fall. It's...

It's a mess here too. Today, it's raining, sleeting and snowing. We're in a blizzard warning. I watch the weather report from Offutt Air Force base in Nebraska and their forecast for my area is not nearly as "your all gonna die" and is the forecast from the national weather service. Will know...

Coosh-I made a warming box out of a 275 gallon tote. I can put a calf or two in it and the tote can stay where ever the cow(s) are. The cow knows the calf is in the box and she'll stay with it. The tote works well for one or two calves. Two will warm it with their body heat. Otherwise, it's easy...

All I can add is be careful if you buy this one. https://www.valleyvet.com/group_images/17133_A.jpg It'll pinch the daylights outta your fingers.

I have a bull that won't freeze. Visiting with a person who is very knowledgeable in the field, he mentioned that the extender is pretty much a standardized formula and sometimes it requires the lab tweaking the formula a bit to be successful. He also said that labs aren't willing to do that...

I had 40 in a pen with access to a small grass trap. There was no riding and I didn't feed MGA. I did this with my Veterinarians help and he never said anything about needing to do more than the actual implant. I did have a neighbors bull jump two fences to get in with them.

If you're going to feed cows, it helps to implant them. It's not much fun implanting them but it makes a difference with the weight gain and feed conversion. I've used Revalor 200 on cows.

Get rid of the bull. He's already cost you dearly. And, you say he's lost weight rapidly. But-if he isn't breeding how do you explain the weight loss? He's got some problems. Not sure what's happening but your story is the third I've recently heard of breeding issues for 2018. Neighbor used a...

Years ago, my Dad ran bulls year round. Guess you could say 'he managed by not managing'. The summer months when the cows were back out on grass was the worst because the cows weren't seen daily. Cow with a bigger calf would calve and just walk off and leave the new baby. "Weaning naturally" - I...

Can you accurately test a cow for BVD if at some point in her life she was vaccinated for BVD?

There's no reason to spend so much time on one when all the others are doing their job with no fuss. She did raise a good calf and I figured it was hormonal but my cows work for me, not me work for them. ;-)

I just sent one to slaughter that had 3 chances. She wouldn't claim her calf for the first 24-36 hours. She'd try to kill it. After that amount of time passed, she loved her baby. First time, I worked with her. Second time, I knew who abandoned the newborn and brought her in-again. This year, I...

Ky hills, I saw that too. 1972. A different time. No Snopes. No Wikipedia. A lot of days I wish it was still 1972.