greggy
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I hate to think of the many emaciated few week old calves from interstate... what a hell of a start !
MurraysMutts said:I know the feeling!
I want mine to be bigger NOW!
Lol.
Next thing ya know, they'll be spitting their own babies out and we will be saying....
Where has the time went?
wbvs58 said:Greggy, two separate things. If they get BVD after birth they get over it completely fairly quickly. What you have there are some calves with with chronic respiratory disease which is slower for them to recover from and some will have permanent damage. In this case a transient infection of BVD lowers their immunity and they get sick with a respiratory disease. Sounds like there is a very good chance that you have one or more PI's there which are the source of infection. You should identify them and cull them as a PI will only have another PI which if alive will be weak and poor doing in most cases, not what you are after.greggy said:Hi Ken....
I think I have a handful or more with BVD....either had it, or, my methods and stress induced....
1 died......2 needed an anti biotic.....but still some are effected although not chronic.
If lungs not badly damaged, and with extra attentiin, at some point, do you feel they could all be rectified....to meet potential ?
But, at same time, as long as healthy, I do not care if 25% or so smaller ,,,,, as long as it does not def induce birthing issues or pass something on to produce midgets nothing against small if breeders.....
Had no choice on buying, and lots of people lie anyways....and I cant buy stud bottle calves....do they even exist ?
Ken