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Chlorhexidine solution mixed with water for the castration tools, chlorhexidine scrub to clean the area, and a good fly spray/ointment when you're done.

Call your vet and get them out to look at him ASAP. 250 pounds for a 5-month-old calf is small, not knowing what type of calf this is. Have you taken its temperature? Was his mother vaccinated and kept up-to-date on her vaccines? So many questions ...

Looks like you've done a great job with her from the time you found her. Your hard work has paid off! Continued good luck with her. :clap:

I have a 19-month-old heifer who lost the tips of both of her ears and she has great feet. No problems at all. I agree with Silver ... it is just an excuse to get your calves docked at sale time.

I implanted three steers this year for the first time ever just to see if there was a difference in rate of gain, and based on those three I saw no increased aggression in any of them. All three were and still are very docile. But I know my sample size here is very small. For what it's worth, I...

I tried implants for the first time this year. I used the Synovex One Grass that I got from Valley Vet Supply as I'm mostly doing grass-fed beef and feeding hay. The jury is still out, but I do think I've noticed slightly better gains and muscling with this year's group of steers -- though it is...

Ultra Boss is very effective. We have been using it for the past couple of years. We normally get about 3 weeks out of it before we have to do it again. It's not cheap is the biggest issue with it, but it works well!

The one piece of advice I would give is no matter what brand you choose, be sure you get the best chute you can afford -- and then go up one more model. The one thing I have learned is investing in quality handling equipment will pay for itself down the road in many ways. It's kind of like...

Rather than just simply feeding a mineral, might suggest doing some random mineral testing on your herd to see what, if anything, they might be deficient in and basing your mineral program on the results of the mineral testing. Your vet can help do this. If you know of a cow that may have had...

Agree that the Sustain III Bolus is a good choice. I also have had better success with the SMZ tablets than penicillin, but you have to get the SMZ from a vet in the U.S. Not sure if you have to do the same thing in the UK. Also strongly recommend a probiotic like ProBios. Need to replace the...

Yes, and if you haven't already, you may have waited too long.

Will say a prayer for you and the cow. We had a cow go down mysteriously about 3 years ago and on Day 8 -- the day we were going to put her down -- she shocked us and was standing that morning in the barn. The sad news is she had torn herself up so much on her legs and belly trying to get up for...

Sorry for your situation, but I would cut my losses and put her down. The fact that she is only around 300 pounds at 9 months of age is a bad sign from a number of sides. No value as a breeder and little to no value as a meat animal. She probably has a lot of things -- not good things -- going...

My vet doesn't recommend using it. I wish I could remember the reasons why, but I know he discourages people from using it for any livestock species.

One thing you might consider doing, though it is a little costly, is having your vet draw blood and submit the samples for mineral testing to a lab (Michigan State University is one place that runs mineral tests on livestock) on a sample of your herd. Find out what, if anything, they are...

Abscess? Small rock(s) stuck in hoof? Both can be very painful.

Not sure what the market is bringing in your area, but in my region beef steer calves of your size are going for $160-$215 a hwt depending on the auction yard and the quality. Maybe look ahead to your spring calving cows and ask yourself how much grass will you really have for those cows and...

Valbazen and Cydectin are both very good products, and I have had great success using both on beef calves at weaning.

It looks like an abscess of some sort. Something as simple as a thissel, blackberry or other briar can cause it. Bring her in to the chute and lance it, squeeze out all of the puss that might be in it, and flush it out with chlorhexidine diluted in water (you can use a large regular-tipped...

Valbazen is a very good oral dewormer. Have had very good results with it based on fecal tests we have done on our calves.