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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9456"><p>> Keith, that's a hard question.</p><p>> Since you're the third owner and</p><p>> he came through the sale barn, it</p><p>> could be anything. Do you know for</p><p>> sure how old he was? Did you talk</p><p>> to your local vet? Did he get</p><p>> colostrom at birth? Our local vet focuses mostly on small animals & horse. He says it could be "almost anything". I don't know for sure that he got colostrum, but he is among the healthiest Holstein calves i've seen (that is the only reason I bought him, as I very rarely buy anything from a sale barn. I have had several die before, but they always scoured. Also, i have never raised calves in this area of my farm before. My main concern is what caused him to get down and not be able to get up on his own. I know this is not much to go on. Thanks, Keith</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jkeithmiller@hotmail.com">jkeithmiller@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9456"] > Keith, that's a hard question. > Since you're the third owner and > he came through the sale barn, it > could be anything. Do you know for > sure how old he was? Did you talk > to your local vet? Did he get > colostrom at birth? Our local vet focuses mostly on small animals & horse. He says it could be "almost anything". I don't know for sure that he got colostrum, but he is among the healthiest Holstein calves i've seen (that is the only reason I bought him, as I very rarely buy anything from a sale barn. I have had several die before, but they always scoured. Also, i have never raised calves in this area of my farm before. My main concern is what caused him to get down and not be able to get up on his own. I know this is not much to go on. Thanks, Keith [email=jkeithmiller@hotmail.com]jkeithmiller@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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