Rebekah
Member
We had one of your pedigree Ayrshire cows down right after calving, 2 weeks ago.
She was in calf to a LBW belgian blue and calved easily ... without a hitch (as have all our other pedigree Ayrshire cows that were in calf to the same bull).
Since she calved, we've poured magic solution (sorry can't think of the products name at the moment) down her throat to stop her from going down with milk fever. Now, I do know what milk fever is since we get it every year with a select few cows. Since using this new product we've yet to have a cow go down.
We've given her calcium enriched molasses to no avail.
Mag is supplemented into the water troughs (there is no other source of water other than the trough).
We've put a number of bags under her skin (bora gluconate(sp) and cal-phos-g) all to no avail.
She is off her food despite putting good quality baleage and other goodies out there for her to eat.
Grass is lush spring grass and she won't touch it.
This cow has never gone down before.
She is aged 8.
This cow is soon to have a nice piece of lead between the eyes.
She is dry (calved down with little milk)
Doesn't seem too keen on walking around. Spends lots of time sitting.
Anyone with any ideas why she is ill? I've ruled out milk fever, calcium and mag as results of this. If any of those 3 were to be wrong with her she'd be well and truly dead by now.
Regards,
Rebekah,
New Zealand.
She was in calf to a LBW belgian blue and calved easily ... without a hitch (as have all our other pedigree Ayrshire cows that were in calf to the same bull).
Since she calved, we've poured magic solution (sorry can't think of the products name at the moment) down her throat to stop her from going down with milk fever. Now, I do know what milk fever is since we get it every year with a select few cows. Since using this new product we've yet to have a cow go down.
We've given her calcium enriched molasses to no avail.
Mag is supplemented into the water troughs (there is no other source of water other than the trough).
We've put a number of bags under her skin (bora gluconate(sp) and cal-phos-g) all to no avail.
She is off her food despite putting good quality baleage and other goodies out there for her to eat.
Grass is lush spring grass and she won't touch it.
This cow has never gone down before.
She is aged 8.
This cow is soon to have a nice piece of lead between the eyes.
She is dry (calved down with little milk)
Doesn't seem too keen on walking around. Spends lots of time sitting.
Anyone with any ideas why she is ill? I've ruled out milk fever, calcium and mag as results of this. If any of those 3 were to be wrong with her she'd be well and truly dead by now.
Regards,
Rebekah,
New Zealand.