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So what was the vaccine brand and name?

Sounds like you weren't fully penetrating the hide, or you had way to small of needle. What vaccine was this? I haven't had that any thicker than water. If you were giving LA 200, I could see why you were having some problems.

Won't need anything till the grass gets too short, or turns brown.

Cows just came off a garlic filled wheat field, and not a fly in sight. Wonder why? ;)

Guess we should start preg checking for underbites. Do underbites show up on ultra sound?

We don't usually have a selenium problem around here, so I can't tell you if that is the problem, but if your mineral has selenium it will be listed as sodium selenite in the ingredients, towards the end. Some minerals don't, and some do, but if you are having problems, feeding minerals with it...

I always wondered, if abuse, misuse, and risk of growing resistance was so bad, then why do non meat animals get to use antibiotics at all? Let's cut them out from using any, and then will see how everyone feels about antibiotic use.

Creep feeding the month before weaning pays, more times than not. Unless you wean at the sale barn.

They get the HPV virus from rubbing on feeders, walls, and gates, where other infected cattle have rubbed. That's why it's most common to see the warts on the head, ears, and necks. Worry warts is an old wivestale, your mom told you so you wouldn't worry.

Blocked bowel, twisted inside internal injury, toxin of some kind, overeating. The toxin and overeating wouldn't have killed it as fast, but still a minor possibility. If no one else shows anything then you can mark it as unlucky. Also do a check for trash or string laying, to be safe.

Tetanus vaccines are cheap, just use the generic CD+T vaccine and give them another round.

His Dad.

If you want to know if you should use mineral, or of what mixtures. There is three thing you can do that will actually tell you, (and it's not talk to three salesmen.) Soil samples, forage samples, and blood and liver samples. Soil samples are super easy, forage samples are time consuming, and...

Had one die from a 1/4" hole in it's chest a year ago, only one I've seen. Don't know what it hit, but it must of been fast.;)

You're might right, my understand is probably backwards, but one symptom of nitrate poisoning is bloating caused by the rumens lowered ph from it's inability to convert the nitrite overload. I missed typed looking back, and should of said "and causes bloat," not implying it is from the bloat.

It only occurs when grazing sweet clover or alfalfa in the spring, and the cow bloats. The nitrogen in the plant stays as nitrate instead of being converted to amino acids, and/or methane. Then it get absorbed into the blood stream. I mentioned it because it would be the only growing plant right...

Nitrate poisoning is one possible cause. Number one sign of nitrate poisoning is a dead cow. Can be caused my contaminated feed, grain overload, or over eat some plants like sweet clover...

Vets are great for advise, or some prognosis, but as for physical labor that doesn't require special tools, you're better off learning to do it yourself. Lot of cattlemen rely to much on a vet, then get stuck in a bad way when the vet isn't available. I give my vet enough work every year, that...

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Look for wind and rain all season with avil 4 in your preferred % of phosphorus. It will be the same thing without the magic pixie dust.