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    Phenylbutazone ?

    I Googled the the use of Phenylbutazone in cattle and found this, hope it helps. http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/New ... 124078.htm Looks like it can cause some pretty adverse side affects in humans.
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    Paralyzed Cow

    To start off, I have had no problems calving this year until now. We have had 25 calves with no issues with 5 more to go. Last week I found one of my cows laying down normal so I didn't bother checking on her. The next morning I week out to check the few cows we have left to calve and I noticed...
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    What do you put on backrubbers?

    Thanks guys I will use diesel fuel, I wasn't sure about the frying oil thats why I wanted someone else's opinion.
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    What do you put on backrubbers?

    We are having bad trouble with flies this year (we are located in southwest Virginia). Normally we really don't use much fly protection besides fly tags but this year the flies are really bad so I bought a couple backrubbers and the guy at the feed store told me to mix the insecticide with...
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    Cow fell into mud..

    5 days is a long time for her not to get up, if you have a tractor with a front end loader i would get her up with a sling. I don't really like hip lifts. We made our own out of chain and rubber mats put one under her front legs and the other right in front of her back legs and get her...
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    Insecticide Tags

    Yes I know, I only have 5 cows. Two per ear thats 10 tags
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    Insecticide Tags

    I used insecticide tag last year and the really worked well but i had enough cattle to use the whole box. Now i only have half as many and will only be using 10 out of the 20 tags in the box. If i keep the left over tags in a ziplock bag or something can I use them next year? or will they not be...
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    Cattle with loose stool

    Thanks everyone for you help. I have changed their minerals to the low mag kind and it seems to have helped.
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    Cattle with loose stool

    We have about 60 head of cattle in southern Virginia its my grandmas farm and I just started taking it over about 2 years ago. I have noticed that all the cows ( including the calves and the bulls) have had a loose stool its kind of like diarrhea but they all act fine, eat fine and they don't...
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    Feeding cattle during the winter

    Ok thanks I will talk to them and see if they are up for testing our hay, thanks again for you help
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    Feeding cattle during the winter

    I have just came across this board and though I might as well ask a question that I have been wanting to know. I have started in the beef industry, I have always raised and shown jersey cattle until recently, I have started taking over my grandparents farm we have about 65 commercial Angus cross...
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