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Do half ears bring a better price at the sale barn????

A bite like that is a pretty wicked trauma to inflict on a baby, so don't expect it to clear up overnight. The biggest problem is probably going to be the calf showing reluctance to nurse due to the sore neck muscles (he won't want to lift his head). Make sure he stays hydrated and keep an eye...

Sounds like respiratory to me. Get a temp. My preference is to do nothing except banamine (1 cc/100 lb) until temp hits 104. Then I would lean toward Micotil or A180. We just bought 100 ml of draxxin that we're going to try on the next case we get. Don't know first hand but all reports on it...

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Cattle Grubs are the larvae of the heel fly. Like MikeC said, killing them with systemic wormers when they are traveling through the spinal cord area, etc. can result in toxic reactions and death in the cows. Generally treat before Oct 1 around here. Frost thing is just a timing guideline, I...

I would not hesitate to worm/pour 4-5 mo old calves. 1) They are getting much less milk from mama than you might think and 2) most of the wormers I'm familiar with have a pretty wide tolerance for over dosing. Really important: Check w/ your vet or extension agent for last date to worm in...

LT, Couldn't have asked for a better reply. Thanks much. Lee

Thanks LT. Kinda worried about the ear injection thing. How does that work for you? What about repulls with the Draxxin? It's probably my imagination but it sure seems like the BRD bugs here aren't responding as fast to the Nuflor and Micotil as they have in the past. Some pretty wicked...

Anybody have any experience with "Excede" from Pfizer? As far as I can tell, it's a broad spectrum Cephalosporin with a seven day activity from a single injection, given SQ in the ear. Dosage is about like Micotil. Lee

Certainly didn't mean to imply otherwise. My thought was that if I know the heifer is a keeper, I sometimes expand the BQA triangle if I have several injection sites, since I know she's not going to a feedlot. Clear as mud? Lee

We always give it SQ. 20+ cc for a 400 lb calf seems pretty high to me, especially for a preventative. If you do have to give multiple shots, use both sides of the neck. If you have more than one inj site per side, use the corners of the BQA triangle, more or less. If she's a keeper I don't...

Warts. Lots of opinions on what to do. Treat them and they'll go away after a while. Don't treat them and they'll go a way after a while. We don't worry about them. Lee

It's safe. http://www.livestock.novartis.com/virashield_beef.html

Normally continue treatment with procaine penicillin for at least 48 hours after the fever has subsided. Good old penicillin can surprise you sometimes. Lee

Informative article on Pelvic Measurement. http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore ... G02017.pdf Also, I seem to remember reading somewhere that the current line of thinking indicates that pelvic area may be even more heritable than BW. I can't find the reference. Any thoughts on this?

Because it has been my experience that the dead ones don't bring as much at the sale barn as the live ones. Lee

You didn't let her down because you did what you thought was right to the best of your ability. The passion is admirable. Sorry for your loss. Lee

CIDR $8 Some use them twice. Lutylase $3 / ds GnRH $3.5 / ds Syringe/needle $0.15 ea Time and labor? Lee

Here's the protocol for cows we used this year (Heifers are different): (1 day = 24 hours so the day 6 event occurs at 144 hours, not just when you get around to it on the sixth day, etc) Day 0 : Shot of GnRH and Insert CIDR Day 6: Lutylase Day 7 : Remove CIDR Watch for heat and breed 8-12...

Don't give out too many. There are some things you can't fix. Lee