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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 848178" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>I took a sample of my bull's manure to get an egg count. I asked for the vet that has great communication skills at the vet's office. We went through everything, and one of the signs that showed up with the bulls symptoms was salmonella. </p><p>I took a very large amount of feces for sampling, so he is going to send that in for testing. </p><p></p><p>He said that he did not have the grid slide for counting eggs. He was the same vet that checked the first manure sample that made the remark about how worm free he was. He remembered the slide from the first check. </p><p></p><p>He did make a slide of the manure this time and looked at under the microscope. He asked me if I just wormed him again. I told him no, that the last time I wormed him was before I brought in the first sample. He said the bull was very clean and he was seeing very very few worms eggs. He said that the bull did not need worming at all.</p><p></p><p>He asked me how I was keeping him so clean of worms. I told him that I was rotating the pastures, keeping clean water, mineral with IGR, and then feeding the Monensin feed. He said that what ever I was doing was really working. </p><p></p><p>I am going to get him in the chute and pull blood for the Johne's test. The vet said I could do a nasal swab for the BVD test. I have not heard anyone else talk about his. Has anyone tested cattle this way? He said that it consisted of running a long Q tip up his nose and swabbing it really well and bagging it, and bring it in. </p><p>I had rather do that than to cut part of his ear off. </p><p></p><p>Today is the first time I have driven a vehicle in four years. I felt like I had wings. I got the OK from the Doc to drive, and the first place I went to was the vet's office. Now I don't have to wait, and wait, to get things done. I can take care of the cows like I need to. :banana: </p><p></p><p>Chuckie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 848178, member: 637"] I took a sample of my bull's manure to get an egg count. I asked for the vet that has great communication skills at the vet's office. We went through everything, and one of the signs that showed up with the bulls symptoms was salmonella. I took a very large amount of feces for sampling, so he is going to send that in for testing. He said that he did not have the grid slide for counting eggs. He was the same vet that checked the first manure sample that made the remark about how worm free he was. He remembered the slide from the first check. He did make a slide of the manure this time and looked at under the microscope. He asked me if I just wormed him again. I told him no, that the last time I wormed him was before I brought in the first sample. He said the bull was very clean and he was seeing very very few worms eggs. He said that the bull did not need worming at all. He asked me how I was keeping him so clean of worms. I told him that I was rotating the pastures, keeping clean water, mineral with IGR, and then feeding the Monensin feed. He said that what ever I was doing was really working. I am going to get him in the chute and pull blood for the Johne's test. The vet said I could do a nasal swab for the BVD test. I have not heard anyone else talk about his. Has anyone tested cattle this way? He said that it consisted of running a long Q tip up his nose and swabbing it really well and bagging it, and bring it in. I had rather do that than to cut part of his ear off. Today is the first time I have driven a vehicle in four years. I felt like I had wings. I got the OK from the Doc to drive, and the first place I went to was the vet's office. Now I don't have to wait, and wait, to get things done. I can take care of the cows like I need to. :banana: Chuckie [/QUOTE]
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