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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10020"><p>A big clue is the other cows didn't eat the weed. Most of the time (but not always, as you've seen) cows will avoid plants that aren't good for them.</p><p></p><p>You need to identify the weed. Take a sample, including roots, to your extension office and they will identify it for you. Or try your county weed control office or your state ag college.</p><p></p><p>There are some links to websites on poisonous plants on my website's links page: <A HREF="http://www.murraygrey.com" TARGET="_blank">www.murraygrey.com</A></p><p></p><p>Many of the sites have photos of the weeds.</p><p></p><p>Make sure the spray being used isn't harmful to your cow and find out exactly what is being sprayed and how long the half life of the spray is.</p><p></p><p>Also, look into the minerals your cow is receiving. Free choice loose mineral mix is best. Sometimes cows eat strange things because they are deficient in minerals.</p><p></p><p>I have one cow who eats dirt if I don't make a good loose mineral mix or a high quality supplement tub available to her.</p><p></p><p>> Cow is being milked, calf was</p><p>> bottle raised, cow is producing</p><p>> 50+ lbs of milk daily, antibiotics</p><p>> were over with almost 3 months</p><p>> ago.</p><p></p><p>> It does appear that the problem is</p><p>> a weed. One of the days that she</p><p>> bloated, she had nothing but water</p><p>> and grass hay -- and a bit of that</p><p>> weed in the pen. After talking</p><p>> with a local dairyman and my feed</p><p>> dealer, they both think that this</p><p>> weed is the problem -- so</p><p>> currently the cow is stalled,</p><p>> while her pen is sprayed then</p><p>> plowed under and replanted. Since</p><p>> she's been stalled, she's had no</p><p>> further problems at all -- milk</p><p>> production is right back up where</p><p>> it was.</p><p></p><p>> Funny how she was the only one who</p><p>> was eating that weed -- the others</p><p>> don't touch it.</p><p></p><p>> Ann</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10020"] A big clue is the other cows didn't eat the weed. Most of the time (but not always, as you've seen) cows will avoid plants that aren't good for them. You need to identify the weed. Take a sample, including roots, to your extension office and they will identify it for you. Or try your county weed control office or your state ag college. There are some links to websites on poisonous plants on my website's links page: <A HREF="http://www.murraygrey.com" TARGET="_blank">www.murraygrey.com</A> Many of the sites have photos of the weeds. Make sure the spray being used isn't harmful to your cow and find out exactly what is being sprayed and how long the half life of the spray is. Also, look into the minerals your cow is receiving. Free choice loose mineral mix is best. Sometimes cows eat strange things because they are deficient in minerals. I have one cow who eats dirt if I don't make a good loose mineral mix or a high quality supplement tub available to her. > Cow is being milked, calf was > bottle raised, cow is producing > 50+ lbs of milk daily, antibiotics > were over with almost 3 months > ago. > It does appear that the problem is > a weed. One of the days that she > bloated, she had nothing but water > and grass hay -- and a bit of that > weed in the pen. After talking > with a local dairyman and my feed > dealer, they both think that this > weed is the problem -- so > currently the cow is stalled, > while her pen is sprayed then > plowed under and replanted. Since > she's been stalled, she's had no > further problems at all -- milk > production is right back up where > it was. > Funny how she was the only one who > was eating that weed -- the others > don't touch it. > Ann [/QUOTE]
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