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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Loin" data-source="post: 868662" data-attributes="member: 5601"><p>backhoeboogie </p><p></p><p></p><p>Re:</p><p></p><p>You are absolutely right. And not all conditions are contagious.</p><p> I just love to buy lame cattle.</p><p></p><p>First, everyone in the barn can clearly see what the problem is and they know they don't have the facilities or knowledge to deal with it, or they do, but don't want to gamble they can fix the problem.</p><p>Second the slaughterhouse doesn't want to gamble on it because of the fear of it becoming a downer and a total loss.</p><p>IMO, lame cows are the best buy going, as most are lame from an abscess caused by a stone bruise and can easily be treated and cured.</p><p>I have bought a lame $1000 cow for as low as $200 and treated the abscess for under $25.</p><p> SL</p><p></p><p>James T</p><p></p><p>I probably didn't word that properly.</p><p>The cow, at 80% was never going home with me. If I bought her, I would split her from her calf and put her in the "kill" pen at the very same barn and time "by the lb" sale.</p><p>The calf however would go home with me as the chance of Johne's was only 50/50.</p><p>For the calf it would be a coin flip and I was betting $16 against $354.</p><p>To me it was worth the gamble.</p><p>SL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sir Loin, post: 868662, member: 5601"] backhoeboogie Re: You are absolutely right. And not all conditions are contagious. I just love to buy lame cattle. First, everyone in the barn can clearly see what the problem is and they know they don’t have the facilities or knowledge to deal with it, or they do, but don’t want to gamble they can fix the problem. Second the slaughterhouse doesn’t want to gamble on it because of the fear of it becoming a downer and a total loss. IMO, lame cows are the best buy going, as most are lame from an abscess caused by a stone bruise and can easily be treated and cured. I have bought a lame $1000 cow for as low as $200 and treated the abscess for under $25. SL James T I probably didn’t word that properly. The cow, at 80% was never going home with me. If I bought her, I would split her from her calf and put her in the “kill” pen at the very same barn and time “by the lb” sale. The calf however would go home with me as the chance of Johne’s was only 50/50. For the calf it would be a coin flip and I was betting $16 against $354. To me it was worth the gamble. SL [/QUOTE]
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