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Reason I asked is I thought younger calves got the vac that if you have already vac them when they were small you dont vac when older for black leg it isnt prevelent in this area, new vet vac them, I guess better safe than sorry, there calves were all 3 mo old and vac too.

Does it hurt to give your nursing cows 5cc of black leg vac?

Does it make the bull calf grow faster or with more muscle tone if you wait and cut at 6 mo or does it make that much difference verses banding at a few days old? :???:

Why do you think he may have bloated up on left side if white poo is normal . They did get into some fresh alfalfa do you think he might have eaten to much of that?

I have some 2+ mo old calves in a pasture with cows and have found some patty like white poop wondering if anybody might have an idea what it is has to be from a calf not really big patty dont have any idea which calf. I did have the youngest of the calves bloat a bit tiday and had vet out he...

I had a calf I beleive swallowed some twine vet seemed to think so too treated him with tubed min oil and some laxative two days in a row calf lived and is doing fine. I didnt notice any left over twine on round bale but it was the red nylon type, calf kept laying down and shivering from pain...

Does Permectin II help with the ticks my cows have quite a few around the butt and on there utters? I dont have an area where I could put up a rubbing sock unless I dig some holes and set posts. What is a good fly and tick med? :roll:

Find information about coccidiousis and see if the symtoms match. Watch her for dehydration, make sure she is drinking well and I would call vet now!

What is a good wormer, Ive heard that pour on is not as good as injection? It gets costly to have the vet out to do this and I want to start taking care of the basic needs myself, I dont want to get anything that will harm the nursing calves? I will soon have the vet out to take care on...

I had 5 cows calve within the last month and 3 of them seem to be getting really thin, calves seem to be harder on them this year for some reason, 2 are 3yr olds 1 7yr old they get grain, pasture( even though its just starting to grow) saving the other pasture for hay, sweet feed. I feel like...

I had a calf die from coccidiosis, treated it with corid, ban, and baytril, it had very bad poops got a bit better ended up dieing from pnuemonia after a rain got a secondary infection, that coccidiousis is wicked stuff, lowers there imune system so much, sorry for your loss!

Can you get the name of the feed at all and let us know, I'm sure that quite a few people use a 12%, that is sickening to read he is definitely in our prayers! :frowns:

I consider all the info that is on this cattle forum, I feel its very informational from experiences of fello farmers; my husband says I have a cattle forum addiction! Anyway does anyone have a book title of a tell all info on cattle raising? Info on calving, when and what to vaccinate, names of...

:tiphat: Thanks for all the info, very useful! In reply to the fella with the orange peels and m&m's candy sounds awfully sweet to me, never heard of such, let us know what it is and if it works!

I have two 750-800# steers one is black angus the other is brangus. I would like to get them up over 1000#.

Some one experienced with feeding out to go to market please reply!

:frowns: Calf died, I'm of the female gender and hate it when a calf dies esspecially one you have raised since birth,feel like Im doin something wrong, but I know that #@! happens. Don't have but a small herd and its a definite loss when you loose one.

:hat: What will put weight on steers to get ready to butcher. What if any med do you give when you start? I have had a couple of steers up I've been putting corn and 12% feed besides good hay with alfalfa and clover seem fine and putting on weight , this is just first time we have decided to...

10 month old calf breathing hard this morn, have her in with two steers to keep her away from mama, she's been in for two months think she has pnuemonia,gave her baytrol,lasix,steroid any other suggestions ? Live in MO have had crappy rainy weather and expect more! :???: