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Some small-time farmers I know told me that they often supplement their 'soon to be slaughtered' livestock with beet pulp, soaked in water over night and mixed in with grain. I tried to research the benefits to beet pulp on the web as a supplement for cattle but didn't really find much. Anyone...

Great, thank you! Connie

I posted this question within another topic (1st time calf-cow with small udder) but it's getting rather buried so am beginning a new topic. I noticed these little growth-like things on this 3 week old calf, this past weekend. Anything I should be concerned with?? Have not seen them on my...

Thank you kindly for the advice. I am fairly confident now about the udder & milk production and that she is fine, was just a worried 'new-calf-step-mom'! You sound like a clone to my husband...he doesn't 'love' the cows either, they are steaks & hamburger to him and yes, he says they are not...

Nope, she wasn't interested at all in sucking on a bottle! She is actually doing pretty well at this point and she seems to be growing at a fairly normal rate so I'm not as alarmed as I was last week! Sure do appreciate everyone's input. One other thing that is different on this calf than on...

I have a beef cow who calved for the 1st time 2 weeks ago. She does not have a very large udder and I am concerned that her milk production is low because the calf doesn't seem to be gaining the weight/growing at the rate previous calves have. This time of year in our area (Pacific Northwest...

Thank you all very much for the advice regarding my little heifer, I will keep a close eye on her. This is a photo of her about 2 hours after birth. http://www.allforahorse.com/summer8-22-08.jpg

Hi folks, I have a 9 day old Hereford heifer that got under foot of one of my older heifers during feeding time and she got her left front foot stepped on, slicing open the right side (vertically) of the hoof about an inch long. She bled a bit, could tell it was hurting her pretty badly. I...