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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 209750" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Pharmer,</p><p></p><p>you didn't mention if you had free choice minerals out for them. This could be a limiting factor. Also, are the safeguard worm blocks the only worming medication that you use? You hit it head on....several weeks after birth is the most draining time for moma. If she has a large parasite burden or insufficient minerals it could be dragging her down. Would it be possible for you to give the heifers a shot of ivomec plus or something similar? If their eating ryegrass and clover, that's about the best forage (besides alfalfa) that they could get. </p><p></p><p>It's so much harder to get a cow back up in condition (especially a 2 year old) once she's lost condition. I would rather have them go into calving with a slightly higher BCS so they could coast for a couple of months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 209750, member: 2653"] Pharmer, you didn't mention if you had free choice minerals out for them. This could be a limiting factor. Also, are the safeguard worm blocks the only worming medication that you use? You hit it head on....several weeks after birth is the most draining time for moma. If she has a large parasite burden or insufficient minerals it could be dragging her down. Would it be possible for you to give the heifers a shot of ivomec plus or something similar? If their eating ryegrass and clover, that's about the best forage (besides alfalfa) that they could get. It's so much harder to get a cow back up in condition (especially a 2 year old) once she's lost condition. I would rather have them go into calving with a slightly higher BCS so they could coast for a couple of months. [/QUOTE]
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