rockridgecattle
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I am glad it has worked for you.
For us not so. Everthing that has happened this year on the farm is costly. Not only in the medications to treat, but in breed back on time for the cows. Cows which lack proper minerals will not breed back on time...costly. Cows with serious retained placenta issues rarely breed back on time. Weak calves lead to dead calves...hits directly on the pocket book and the bottom line. Lumpy Jaw can turn a really good cow into a worthless cow in short order if not caught quicky and be very expensive to treat.
We are in an iodine, copper and selenium deficient area
Copper is linked to the poor coats and red tinge on the black animals
Iodine is linked to lumpy jaw, woody tongue and foot rot. If you have ever had to fight the first two, you know it is an up hill battle only to be prevented by iodine
Selenium deficiency is linked to retained placenta, turned under hoofs of the calves at birth. Both of which can be very hard on the pocket book.
Weak calves, calves that need to be assisted after birth, stupid calves, linked not only to selenium but copper, vit a and d and e.
Now not saying the pnemonia and mastitis are directly linked to the lack of mineral. However, had they been consuming minerals properly, the body would not have had such a hard time recovering.
Finally, have you ever met a phosphorus or copper or calcium magnesium deficient cow? Let me recall from memory (15 years back).
pnemonia and matitis were issues, yes. But so were fence posts....could not keep one in the ground cause the cows ate them all....dang costly if you ask me.
Could not keep a tractor in the pasture unguarded for a moment...all the wiring stripped away in minutes...just by turning the back and taking twine off the bales
Milking fever...that is just not a pretty sight
and poor milk quality...well hits the pocket book pretty quickly.
You live in Kentucky. I live in Manitoba Canada. Completely different climates. We feed hay 7-8 months of the year. Doubt you have to do that.
For us not so. Everthing that has happened this year on the farm is costly. Not only in the medications to treat, but in breed back on time for the cows. Cows which lack proper minerals will not breed back on time...costly. Cows with serious retained placenta issues rarely breed back on time. Weak calves lead to dead calves...hits directly on the pocket book and the bottom line. Lumpy Jaw can turn a really good cow into a worthless cow in short order if not caught quicky and be very expensive to treat.
We are in an iodine, copper and selenium deficient area
Copper is linked to the poor coats and red tinge on the black animals
Iodine is linked to lumpy jaw, woody tongue and foot rot. If you have ever had to fight the first two, you know it is an up hill battle only to be prevented by iodine
Selenium deficiency is linked to retained placenta, turned under hoofs of the calves at birth. Both of which can be very hard on the pocket book.
Weak calves, calves that need to be assisted after birth, stupid calves, linked not only to selenium but copper, vit a and d and e.
Now not saying the pnemonia and mastitis are directly linked to the lack of mineral. However, had they been consuming minerals properly, the body would not have had such a hard time recovering.
Finally, have you ever met a phosphorus or copper or calcium magnesium deficient cow? Let me recall from memory (15 years back).
pnemonia and matitis were issues, yes. But so were fence posts....could not keep one in the ground cause the cows ate them all....dang costly if you ask me.
Could not keep a tractor in the pasture unguarded for a moment...all the wiring stripped away in minutes...just by turning the back and taking twine off the bales
Milking fever...that is just not a pretty sight
and poor milk quality...well hits the pocket book pretty quickly.
You live in Kentucky. I live in Manitoba Canada. Completely different climates. We feed hay 7-8 months of the year. Doubt you have to do that.