Mullens
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I am rather new to taking care of cattle. We only have 5 and I inherited them from my dad. Our pasture is only 6 acres. It's located suburban area, so cattle vets aren't easy to find. The cows are grass fed. We purchased a bull a year ago who came with coccidiosis. He didn't make it, but the rest of herd recovered with treatment with Corid. A couple of weeks ago I noticed the same symptoms that I saw in the herd last year. So, we treated them with Corid in the drinking water. The condition of the manure was improving, but one cow was still having stools that were a little too loose. Two days after treatment, I started noticing decline of the thickness of the manure in another couple of cows. I realized that during and after the treatment with Corid, due to road construction, heavy rains now cause a huge puddle in the corner of our pasture. I think the cows are drinking the contaminated water. I think I need to dose them again with Corid, but don't know how long to wait before I start it again. Side note: I have a call into a vet, but they aren't available until next week. And also, as instructed last year by the vet, I am putting barn lime on the fresh manure piles. And now that I have discovered the issue, I will do the same with the puddle area. I am feeding the cows sweet feed mixed with oats, and some alfalfa hay to boost their immunity. And we used a clean trough for the Corid treatment and cleaned their normal water trough with bleach and let it sit in the sun for a few days. Thanks for any advice you can provide.