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<blockquote data-quote="frank boucher" data-source="post: 1498699" data-attributes="member: 22107"><p>Neighbor talked with vet on phone this morning,vet is very familiar with his cows and management.99.9% not blackleg,dead calf just a fluke,kicked or mashed around bale ring,then walked over to loafing area where he found him laying,did'nt think any need to bring him in and post him.I did.nt know it,but he had already skinned him and robbed a twin off old cow and trasnplanted twin onto this dead calfs mama.Other sick calf is scours,he did'nt understand what kind it was thats not runny and loose behind,but he's giving probotics,antibiotics,said may need mineral oil if does'nt loosen up some soon,neighbor understood some kind of a bug affected stomach like constipation in this case.Calf is better and sucking,should loosen up on his own,but the mineral oil if does'nt.No more calves sick in pasture,all look good today.</p><p> Sorry I don't have anything more definite to report back.I guess sometimes you're just going to lose one to unknown cause.</p><p> Thanks for the responses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frank boucher, post: 1498699, member: 22107"] Neighbor talked with vet on phone this morning,vet is very familiar with his cows and management.99.9% not blackleg,dead calf just a fluke,kicked or mashed around bale ring,then walked over to loafing area where he found him laying,did'nt think any need to bring him in and post him.I did.nt know it,but he had already skinned him and robbed a twin off old cow and trasnplanted twin onto this dead calfs mama.Other sick calf is scours,he did'nt understand what kind it was thats not runny and loose behind,but he's giving probotics,antibiotics,said may need mineral oil if does'nt loosen up some soon,neighbor understood some kind of a bug affected stomach like constipation in this case.Calf is better and sucking,should loosen up on his own,but the mineral oil if does'nt.No more calves sick in pasture,all look good today. Sorry I don't have anything more definite to report back.I guess sometimes you're just going to lose one to unknown cause. Thanks for the responses. [/QUOTE]
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