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I just wormed last week with the dectomax injectable. I got it off ebay, and paid $147 per 500 ml bottle. I found it cheaper there than either valleyvet or jeffers.

As much BS as you spread around this forum I'd think you have more than enough expertise to do the analysis yourself.

mdmdogs3, Another lesson you can take from that other thread is don't listen to everything you read. Even though some people do bolus cows with magnets, they don't pick up all the nails and wire and come out the other end. So don't go spending a lot of time sifting through manure looking for...

It makes sense that natural selection would make for hardier cattle, eventually. But speaking as someone who eats West African Zebu six months out of the year, I can tell you that hardy don't equal tasty or tender!

I’ve about decided on the following as my vaccination program now and going forward. Let me know what you think (too much, not enough, etc.). I plan on starting this after calving season is over, and about one month prior to turning in the bull. Open cows 1) PregGuard Gold FP 10 ($1.51/cow)...

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http://otscweb.tamu.edu/annual%20Report/annual.htm This is the link to the office of the Texas State Chemist. You can find annual reports of samples taken from most feed manufacturers, as well as violations. makes for some interesting reading.

Keep in mind a lot of those medicines are prescription only. So you've got to get them from your vet, or have your vet send a script to Valley Vet or some other resource. CJ

Milkmaid, That's some good information and food for thought. I've been giving a lot of consideration on how best to formulate a comprehensive health plan for my 100% terminal cow/calf operation. As I won't be retaining any heifers, I'm not worried about bangs. Do others Bangs vaccinate...

Just bought 25 cows that were pretty skiddish after being trailered for 3 hours. After about 4 days of feeding them in the pen with range cubes they calmed down a lot. Now they're usually up by the pens waiting for the range cubes in the evening. We're still planning on feeding a bag every...

Don’t you see the problem here? You’re buying these things from Tractor Supply rather than your local family-run feed store, or your local veterinarian (which generally have knowledgeable people) because Tractor Supply is the cheapest. Well, the reason they’re the cheapest is, in part, because...

When I was a kid we would feed a slaughter steer day old bread from the local thrift store bakery (10 cents a loaf) covered with sorgam mollases. Produced some beautifully marbled beef. Sometimes we got end of the day donuts from the town donut shop also. If you want to see steers that'll...