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Cow won't stop licking calf's umbilical cord
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<blockquote data-quote="Linda" data-source="post: 51557" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>Some cows will gravitate to a site that has iodine on it and won't leave it alone. Make sure your cow has free choice loose mineral available to her. She may be deficient in mineral.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't put any more iodine on the calf. Trim the cord, but not too close, and leave it alone. </p><p></p><p>Also, if you do decide to put more iodine on the site, I would definitely avoid injecting it. Make sure you use a dilute tamed version of iodine. Iodine is a strong irritant and can cause trouble if not properly used. It could also be the iodine you've been putting on the site has caused inflammation the cow senses and she's trying to "fix" the problem, but I suspect she may be mineral deficient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Linda, post: 51557, member: 50"] Some cows will gravitate to a site that has iodine on it and won't leave it alone. Make sure your cow has free choice loose mineral available to her. She may be deficient in mineral. I wouldn't put any more iodine on the calf. Trim the cord, but not too close, and leave it alone. Also, if you do decide to put more iodine on the site, I would definitely avoid injecting it. Make sure you use a dilute tamed version of iodine. Iodine is a strong irritant and can cause trouble if not properly used. It could also be the iodine you've been putting on the site has caused inflammation the cow senses and she's trying to "fix" the problem, but I suspect she may be mineral deficient. [/QUOTE]
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