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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1040755" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Yep, b-X. It is a pretty good overview of that particular problem.</p><p></p><p>In retrospect, I may have been having some Neospora abortions for 2-3 years - would sometimes have a cow come up open - and would occasionally find - weeks/months after the fact - what was left of a mid to late gestation fetus in a corner of the pasture or up in the edge of the woods. Moving 'em, these days, to a new paddock every day or two, I'm less likely to miss one - though if they spend 2 days in a paddock, the critters may have cleaned up or drug off the evidence without me knowing...</p><p>It's pretty disheartening, knowing that at any time for the next couple of months, I could go out and find another cow or two that may have aborted, on any given day - and there's nothing you can do about it, and not necessarily any warning signs to look for.</p><p></p><p>Don't know that I'd want to test the whole herd, even if it were less expensive to do - I might not be pleased with the result... and the potential need to cull large numbers of animals</p><p></p><p>So many things can cause an occasional sporadic abortion, but if, like Farming4You, you've had 3 abortions in quick succession, it's really important to make an attempt to find out what's causing it - and whether or not there's anything you can do to stop it, or prevent a 'repeat performance'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1040755, member: 12607"] Yep, b-X. It is a pretty good overview of that particular problem. In retrospect, I may have been having some Neospora abortions for 2-3 years - would sometimes have a cow come up open - and would occasionally find - weeks/months after the fact - what was left of a mid to late gestation fetus in a corner of the pasture or up in the edge of the woods. Moving 'em, these days, to a new paddock every day or two, I'm less likely to miss one - though if they spend 2 days in a paddock, the critters may have cleaned up or drug off the evidence without me knowing... It's pretty disheartening, knowing that at any time for the next couple of months, I could go out and find another cow or two that may have aborted, on any given day - and there's nothing you can do about it, and not necessarily any warning signs to look for. Don't know that I'd want to test the whole herd, even if it were less expensive to do - I might not be pleased with the result... and the potential need to cull large numbers of animals So many things can cause an occasional sporadic abortion, but if, like Farming4You, you've had 3 abortions in quick succession, it's really important to make an attempt to find out what's causing it - and whether or not there's anything you can do to stop it, or prevent a 'repeat performance'. [/QUOTE]
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