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Just a fyi, humans can get ringworm from cattle too, so you might want to remember this if treating it with bare hands. Jenna

Could there possibly be any toxic weeds in your feed. I know it be hard to know, but this could explain the abortion which maybe led to other probs as well, ultimately death.? Jenna

I know someone once said to use Magnalax or MVT powder mixed in 2 gallons of warm water to help with possible impactions- it is Milk of Magnesia sold for vetrinary purposes. May need to tube him if possible. Maybe ask the vet about it? http://www.drugs.com/vet/magnalax-powder.html Here is some...

interesting ? and responses lol :lol: I've thought of this, and it seems to me that sometimes the longer they are in there the more agitated/tired they get. Different chutes prob. are different too along with cattle temperment, and I guess I'd be sure they're necks are not being squeezed to...

Yes, noisy few days ahead! We fenceline wean too, but boy its loud for a while. Seems like the first day the cows are the worst, then the calves join in. I know there is nothing "wrong", but bellering cattle always make me nervous/up-set . What is differnt with the mineral you mentioned...

When did she calve? Bull bred or AI? Sometimes breeding, wether ai or bull can get some "stuff" in there. They will almost always clean up again on their own. Is there a lot of dishcharge or just a small amount? Somtimes you can get this when using cidrs in a sync program too, same thing you...

Was she producing more milk then the calf could use? We had a later cow calve, and i was really worried the calf wasnt sucking as her udder was huge. He was, but she was just producing way more milk then the calf could use. Now, a month later the calf is consuming enough to keep it down, and...

My dad just started the milk test at the dairy, seems to be working ok. If one comes back open, they palpate/ultrasound to confirm. http://www.agweb.com/article/milk_pregnancy_test/ I'm not sure it will catch on in beef though, it may be like a wild cow milking at the rodeo to get a sample. I...

Try and get a bovine hoof trimmer in you area to look at it. They will prob block it. I would personally talk to a dairy (if any near you) and see who they recommend. Nothing against vets, (and my vet actually recommends by the way) that I have a hoof trimmer who's job is only taking care of...

This is true, but as long as you can prove you are not a hobby farm you are ok. You can prove you are in a expansion stage or whatever (as long as you can "prove" it to their liking).

My cows like me and I like them, of course, there are days when there are exceptions to this, vaccinating, AI'ing, if they get out ect. then its a love-hate relationship for the most part.? Or as Facebook would say, "its complicated" then :) Jenna

We've tried pretty much everything here. Fly tags, rubs of all sorts, just spraying the cows with fly spray ect. With that said, this is the first year we are using the igr altosid in the mineral. I know others have had good results with it, so are going to try it. Far as rubs, we stumbled upon...

Yep, was/is a common thing to do, my parents did it for years. How old does an animal need to be before you can test for it?

Its fairy common in dairy herds in spots. Probably more common in beef herds than we realize. The thing is, you notice it mostly when an animal is "pushed hard in a high production environment"... The exact words of a dairy cow. I feel some beef cows may have/carry it, but it is not nearly as...

Thanks for the info everyone!. I know some producers around me are using the multi-min 90 too, mostly pre-AI season. I've been looking at incorporating it into our herd schedule as well, and think I will try giving it to the newborn calves to start out with. Jenna

Well I guess the native Americans used fish parts as fertilizer, so that should work especially for organic farmers I guess. Not sure about the silage thing though, dont know if the cattle will eat that, something seems a little "fishy" bout that lol. Jenna

Well, everyone got vaccinated last Saturday with gaurdian. It went pretty well, the weather was descent for the most part. I'm always afraid of the cattle getting sweat when working them in cold weather, but all seem just fine. I did something funny, maybe stupid though. My un-bred replacement...

Oh I sure do agree with the not sharing needles, gloves, ect. I have and still would use a new needle for each animal. I'm not aware of any transferable things in our herd, but like you guys said why risk it. I know at my AI training class we had a huge class discussion on using the same glove...

Hey now, never underestimate a women's strength :) ...(although I over-estimate mine sometimes)LOL. Thats what we used previously, just the regular syringes. The reason I'd like to try the multi-dose ones, is we will only be vaccinating most them this time with the exception being a couple...

I've got a syringe question. I was wondering about the multiple dose syringes. Do many use them? What type is best, bottle mount vs hose to bottle? Any thoughts would be much appreciated. For this particular dose, I will be using 2ml per dose. Thanx, Jenna