butchering after vaccinating
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kenny thomas
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Yes, everything has a withdrawal period and the slaughter house will check her. Look at the label and follow what it says.
TN Cattle Man
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Why would you vaccinate a cow you know you are going to cull? Will this cow be going to the "kill" market or trying to be sold as a bred cow? If she will be killed, then the ethical thing to do would be to wait on the withdrawal period and it will be listed on the label.
Honestly, two reasons. One, I don't know when she will be sold. Second, she could be bred, I really don't know now without a blood test. She has had a calf every year, she is about 8 years old. Great mom, no problems. She has not cycled since last year, but she came up empty this year with no calf. I was ready to call it open after I preg checked her after her due date, since I could not find a full-term calf. So we called the vet, he checked her and wondered if she was still in first term. He said if she is not cycling, she may still be pregnant. So he checked her, said she may be in her first term. But she has not been with a bull since last July, to my knowledge. (fence jumpers and all...) Or her uterus is doing something weird to cause her to not cycle and not be pregnant. I don't know.
Koffi Babone
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A large uterus could also be indicative of a pyometra:
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/repro ... tra&alt=sh
Your vet should be able to tell the difference either via palpation or ultrasound. Keep in mind that if she is pregnant, the pyometra treatment will cause an abortion.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/repro ... tra&alt=sh
Your vet should be able to tell the difference either via palpation or ultrasound. Keep in mind that if she is pregnant, the pyometra treatment will cause an abortion.
