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<blockquote data-quote="J Hoy" data-source="post: 1833400" data-attributes="member: 16398"><p>Only one reason for Weak Calf Syndrome has ever caused an underdeveloped premaxillary bone - that is exposure to imidacloprid. There were likely no calves with underbite even being born prior to 1995. I was a 4-H cattle judge and we checked the bite on all animals as well as hooves, etc. back in the old days. All of those reasons you listed were in cattle herds where I lived then and there were no calves with Weak Calf Syndrome or underbite, overbite, contracted tendons or any of the other defects that began in 1995, the year after imidacloprid began being used. I now live in the same county where Weak Calf Syndrome was first described and the veterinarian who first found and described it in 1964 was a friend. We discussed Weak Calf Syndrome and he said it was caused by the cow ingesting toxic plants or being exposed to other toxins. But what would he know - right? I did not say the cattle are being exposed by the ranchers. I said that most rain water that was tested, tested positive for both imidacloprid and glyphosate in concerning amounts as well as many other pesticides. When the pesticide containing rain or snow falls on the foliage eaten by the cattle, they are exposed whether the owner uses pesticides or not. For some hormone disrupting toxins, very small amounts are far more damaging than high levels. Also, researchers tested pregnant humans and found that the imidacloprid went directly across the placenta and into the fetus. If imidacloprid does that on human mothers to be, it very likely does the same on all other mammals, including cattle. I am trying to save the cattle and save ranchers money. Telling livestock owners what might be adversely affecting their livestock is not insulting anyone. I have noticed that some people manage to insult themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J Hoy, post: 1833400, member: 16398"] Only one reason for Weak Calf Syndrome has ever caused an underdeveloped premaxillary bone - that is exposure to imidacloprid. There were likely no calves with underbite even being born prior to 1995. I was a 4-H cattle judge and we checked the bite on all animals as well as hooves, etc. back in the old days. All of those reasons you listed were in cattle herds where I lived then and there were no calves with Weak Calf Syndrome or underbite, overbite, contracted tendons or any of the other defects that began in 1995, the year after imidacloprid began being used. I now live in the same county where Weak Calf Syndrome was first described and the veterinarian who first found and described it in 1964 was a friend. We discussed Weak Calf Syndrome and he said it was caused by the cow ingesting toxic plants or being exposed to other toxins. But what would he know - right? I did not say the cattle are being exposed by the ranchers. I said that most rain water that was tested, tested positive for both imidacloprid and glyphosate in concerning amounts as well as many other pesticides. When the pesticide containing rain or snow falls on the foliage eaten by the cattle, they are exposed whether the owner uses pesticides or not. For some hormone disrupting toxins, very small amounts are far more damaging than high levels. Also, researchers tested pregnant humans and found that the imidacloprid went directly across the placenta and into the fetus. If imidacloprid does that on human mothers to be, it very likely does the same on all other mammals, including cattle. I am trying to save the cattle and save ranchers money. Telling livestock owners what might be adversely affecting their livestock is not insulting anyone. I have noticed that some people manage to insult themselves. [/QUOTE]
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