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This cow may have had an episode of laminitis which is causing her hoof to grow abnormally - i.e. the corkscrew claw (I was assuming this is what you are seeing - like a twisted elf slipper). She could also have a congenital/genetic predisposition to bad feet. The problem with feet that are...

I will see if I can find a picture after my exam that I can post here. I have the Pasquini book (both the all species one, and the exclusively bovine one) and he has some great pictures. I will see what I can come up with :) TCFC

If you do have another born dead, if possible save the calf AND the placenta/afterbirth for evaluation. The placenta can tell you a lot about whether or not you have an infectious process going on in your herd. The vet may also want to take blood samples from your herd depending on what he or...

I have done it with pentobarbital. An overdose of barbiturates, same way they euthanize a cat or dog, just a stronger solution and a bigger dose. Bullets are used if the farmer has a gun and wants it done that way. Captive bolts are actually very humane, however, would not be used in a case of...

Just a question... What kind of thermometer did you use to take her temp?? Just curious...

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

I don't have any personal information to give you... but is it possible the cow was diagnosed with ANAplasmosis? If so... this is a great article on it :) http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ANSC/publ ... smosis.pdf TCFC

Find out in your area when to use it. It takes the grubs varying amounts of times to migrate to the sensitive tissues in the body depending on the region. If you use it too late, as msscamp said, it can seriously harm or kill your cattle. If the grubs die when they have migrated to near the...

It is really scary. All because they wanted to save money... The rat poison that was on the wheat gluten is LEGAL in China... but illegal here... SO WHY IMPORT IT!? And even so, there must have been some screwup in China, for there to be enough of the rodenticide to be able to detect it on...

:D :D :D Sorry... this is good news for me... I know it's not for the farmers. I just hope that there will still be a need for large animal vets in 3 years and 2 months and change... Glad I am going into a profession where, if I don't do something stupid and flunk out, I am pretty well...

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...

Hmm... just had a quiz on this the other day... Here is a quote from one of my study resources (from the Oklahoma State Extension Service)... So yes... it is strange that people would be implanting bull calves... castrate them and they will grow bigger anyways :roll: Although the bucking...

... he must have smelled something awful after that one!!!!!! I got a tiny bit of the stuff on my hands and my breath had the worst garlicky smell for days!!! The things some people will do... Although I have used the strong Absorbine equine linaments (Tuttles) on myself when I have strained...