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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12021"><p>> Frequently animals can't get</p><p>> adequate minerals that they need</p><p>> from blocks. Loose mineral and a</p><p>> white salt block works better. Has</p><p>> he been wormed recently? Late in</p><p>> the year it's not unusual for the</p><p>> coat to become dull and faded, the</p><p>> sun takes it's toll. I would think</p><p>> that there is a nutritional</p><p>> deficiency.</p><p></p><p>> dun</p><p></p><p>Today, I just started noticing the start of the same skin problems with the other three calves.</p><p></p><p>I don't think this is due to fading by the sun as the oldest calves have only been on pasture for 6 weeks after being weaned from the bottle. Ditto for worms, but I'll de-worm them just in case.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, I, too, was also leaning towards a nutritional deficiency until I noticed where the skin spots are located. Primarily along the backbone, around the ears and eyes, and on the top of the head and neck. Now, I am now wondering if it is due to the insecticide/fuel oil mix I've been using on the backrubber and face flips. I went and pulled the info on the it…sure enough not recommended for cattle under 6 months of age. (They're only a couple months old.) Sound reasonable to you?</p><p></p><p>Pictures have been posted at <A HREF="http://www.bright.net/~agarb/calf2.jpg" TARGET="_blank">http://www.bright.net/~agarb/calf2.jpg</A> if anyone cares to take a peek.</p><p></p><p>amg</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:controlsdude2000@juno.com">controlsdude2000@juno.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12021"] > Frequently animals can't get > adequate minerals that they need > from blocks. Loose mineral and a > white salt block works better. Has > he been wormed recently? Late in > the year it's not unusual for the > coat to become dull and faded, the > sun takes it's toll. I would think > that there is a nutritional > deficiency. > dun Today, I just started noticing the start of the same skin problems with the other three calves. I don’t think this is due to fading by the sun as the oldest calves have only been on pasture for 6 weeks after being weaned from the bottle. Ditto for worms, but I’ll de-worm them just in case. Yeah, I, too, was also leaning towards a nutritional deficiency until I noticed where the skin spots are located. Primarily along the backbone, around the ears and eyes, and on the top of the head and neck. Now, I am now wondering if it is due to the insecticide/fuel oil mix I’ve been using on the backrubber and face flips. I went and pulled the info on the it…sure enough not recommended for cattle under 6 months of age. (They're only a couple months old.) Sound reasonable to you? Pictures have been posted at <A HREF="http://www.bright.net/~agarb/calf2.jpg" TARGET="_blank">http://www.bright.net/~agarb/calf2.jpg</A> if anyone cares to take a peek. amg [email=controlsdude2000@juno.com]controlsdude2000@juno.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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