One of my bulls is out of commission; been searching for him 4 days & finally found him this morning at the lake & completely away from the herd. Favoring his right hind foot & it looks swollen, I suspect foot rot or possibly an abscess. Problem is, I can't get the portable corral & trailer across the dam. Right now, my only option is to hope he'll eat Sustain boluses and I was going to give him Banamine Transdermal but it says Not for use in dairy or beef bulls intended for breeding because reproductive safety has not been evaluated. What, exactly, does that mean? That it could effect the quality of his sperm? He's certainly not working right now anyway (actually, I think most all the cows are already bred) and I still have another bull covering the main herd.
Thoughts? What would you do?
Thoughts? What would you do?