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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 227008" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>If you've got it, then bloat release him again. I don't know when your sales are, so come morning (I'm assuming you've already fed tonight) cut his grain back by about 1/4 and give him straight grass hay - no alfalfa. Keep him on that ration for a couple of days, then reduce grain by another 1/4. Keep doing that until sale arrives.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how much experience with cattle you have, so please forgive me if I sound like I'm patronizing you - it is not my intent. The problem with grain and cattle is that it takes a certain type of microorganism to digest the grain, and that microorganism builds up over time in response to how much grain is fed in increasing increments - start a new calf out at more than 1-2% of his body weight and there are not enough microorganisms to digest the grain which results in acidosis - a systemic problem where the body becomes to acidic - bloat, diarrhea (sp?), and death results if not caught and treated. Pulling a calf used to a good bit of grain (again, more than 1-2% of his body weight) off that grain suddenly will cause the same thing. I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 227008, member: 539"] If you've got it, then bloat release him again. I don't know when your sales are, so come morning (I'm assuming you've already fed tonight) cut his grain back by about 1/4 and give him straight grass hay - no alfalfa. Keep him on that ration for a couple of days, then reduce grain by another 1/4. Keep doing that until sale arrives. I don't know how much experience with cattle you have, so please forgive me if I sound like I'm patronizing you - it is not my intent. The problem with grain and cattle is that it takes a certain type of microorganism to digest the grain, and that microorganism builds up over time in response to how much grain is fed in increasing increments - start a new calf out at more than 1-2% of his body weight and there are not enough microorganisms to digest the grain which results in acidosis - a systemic problem where the body becomes to acidic - bloat, diarrhea (sp?), and death results if not caught and treated. Pulling a calf used to a good bit of grain (again, more than 1-2% of his body weight) off that grain suddenly will cause the same thing. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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