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20 cow herd- not settling
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<blockquote data-quote="bigag03" data-source="post: 678363" data-attributes="member: 9247"><p>D44,</p><p></p><p>If you were farther south, I would bet the farm on Trichomoniasis. I don't know how prevalent Trich is in Minnesota, but it has become a large problem in the Southern states of the US.</p><p></p><p>Trich is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause early term abortions. This would explain not showing a return heat, then coming up open. The only known cure for the disease is to give cows sexual rest for 120-150 days, then use a virgin bull (cut the old bull's head off - he can't be cured). Affected bulls will show no adverse signs of the disease but transmit the protozoa to all of the cows in the herd. If you find that this is the problem, there is a vaccine available for cows to help manage the disease.</p><p></p><p>You can test your bulls by getting your vet to collect samples from a preputial scraping; however this test is not very good and the test should be run at least 3 times before declaring a bull "clear".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigag03, post: 678363, member: 9247"] D44, If you were farther south, I would bet the farm on Trichomoniasis. I don't know how prevalent Trich is in Minnesota, but it has become a large problem in the Southern states of the US. Trich is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause early term abortions. This would explain not showing a return heat, then coming up open. The only known cure for the disease is to give cows sexual rest for 120-150 days, then use a virgin bull (cut the old bull's head off - he can't be cured). Affected bulls will show no adverse signs of the disease but transmit the protozoa to all of the cows in the herd. If you find that this is the problem, there is a vaccine available for cows to help manage the disease. You can test your bulls by getting your vet to collect samples from a preputial scraping; however this test is not very good and the test should be run at least 3 times before declaring a bull "clear". [/QUOTE]
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