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<blockquote data-quote="rick1500" data-source="post: 19104" data-attributes="member: 133"><p>Vicki,</p><p></p><p>The cow and calf had all their shots and testing before we bought her. The owner decided to sell her because the dogs in his neighborhood kept her going out the fence and into other's yards. </p><p></p><p>She was 5 yrs old when we got her and we've had her for about a year now. She eats only a little feed while we milk and grazes on non-fertilized grasses. She hasn't been around any other animals since we've had her until now, since the neighbor's bull is here 'a-courtin'.</p><p></p><p>We'll be doing better intensive grazing this year, but until now she and the calf had access to the full 3 acres. With this amount of area and our chickens keeping the patties 'instantly' tore up (chickens are unique to put it mildly aren't they) we haven't been concerned with a parasitic buildup. </p><p></p><p>This next week I'll be getting a fecal test done for a check on worms, it'll be a good baseline for any future parasite treatments.</p><p></p><p>Our milk has no problems lasting a week in the fridge before we use it. But it would be interesting to do a longevity check with a bottle of it to see just how long it will last before going bad. </p><p></p><p>Using the natural suppliments that we have works well to keep parasites/viruses/bacteria in check and we've had to administer them occasionally for a couple of weeks at a time.</p><p>i.e.... she got a cut on the end of her teat and got mastitis from it, which we cleared up along with giving her with the supplements for an extra week or so for good measure. </p><p></p><p>Once she split the meat between her hoof (my fault for not breaking up some new dirt rocks) and she received a couple of weeks of supplements, along with salve to keep the outer infection down.</p><p></p><p>As far as visual inspection goes, compared to other cows I've been around her coat is clean/healthy looking and her hooves and eyes look very healthy also. </p><p></p><p>To help me be more aware/educated have you seen many/any instances where a disease/problem hasn't manifested externally over time, i.e.... eyes changing, coat dulling, a change in behavior, bowel changes. </p><p></p><p>Have you found any of the critical/harmful diseases to not ever show up visually or will they always manifest visually in one way or another.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rick1500, post: 19104, member: 133"] Vicki, The cow and calf had all their shots and testing before we bought her. The owner decided to sell her because the dogs in his neighborhood kept her going out the fence and into other's yards. She was 5 yrs old when we got her and we've had her for about a year now. She eats only a little feed while we milk and grazes on non-fertilized grasses. She hasn't been around any other animals since we've had her until now, since the neighbor's bull is here 'a-courtin'. We'll be doing better intensive grazing this year, but until now she and the calf had access to the full 3 acres. With this amount of area and our chickens keeping the patties 'instantly' tore up (chickens are unique to put it mildly aren't they) we haven't been concerned with a parasitic buildup. This next week I'll be getting a fecal test done for a check on worms, it'll be a good baseline for any future parasite treatments. Our milk has no problems lasting a week in the fridge before we use it. But it would be interesting to do a longevity check with a bottle of it to see just how long it will last before going bad. Using the natural suppliments that we have works well to keep parasites/viruses/bacteria in check and we've had to administer them occasionally for a couple of weeks at a time. i.e.... she got a cut on the end of her teat and got mastitis from it, which we cleared up along with giving her with the supplements for an extra week or so for good measure. Once she split the meat between her hoof (my fault for not breaking up some new dirt rocks) and she received a couple of weeks of supplements, along with salve to keep the outer infection down. As far as visual inspection goes, compared to other cows I've been around her coat is clean/healthy looking and her hooves and eyes look very healthy also. To help me be more aware/educated have you seen many/any instances where a disease/problem hasn't manifested externally over time, i.e.... eyes changing, coat dulling, a change in behavior, bowel changes. Have you found any of the critical/harmful diseases to not ever show up visually or will they always manifest visually in one way or another. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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