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<blockquote data-quote="cowboy" data-source="post: 787451" data-attributes="member: 14781"><p>I live in Virginia. The cattle are of good breading and large ( 1200 lb -1400 lb ) Have been saveing home bread heifers fifteen years. The biggest influence in the heard is 878. Most calves wean 600 lb -700 lb mothers with no milk have raised good calves in past. Mothers and sisters to cows with no milk are doing fine. Seems to hit many cows around 4th or 5th calf eventhough many cows do a good job well into there teans. </p><p> Water is good and plenty cattle never lack for grass or they get feed good hay. Evident good body condition. </p><p>In past had trouble with losing tail hair, bad feet , heat stress , not shedding ,and lack of milk.</p><p>Tried many mineral mixtures supposed to help with fescue includinsg some with tasco, used each mineral one year for test NO HELP. Finally used mineral with chelated copper. Noticed a marked difference tails did not fall off. Cattle shedded to shiny black coats. Feet grew out better, heat stress got alot better . The only problem now is cows with little or no milk at calving.</p><p>Another group of my cows on another farm is doing great. They are the same breading the only difference between the two farms is the one where the cows are doing well is poor ground.</p><p>The soil where the cows are having problems has a ph of near 7 most everywhere and test high to very high for P & K. Can high fertility soil cause problems?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowboy, post: 787451, member: 14781"] I live in Virginia. The cattle are of good breading and large ( 1200 lb -1400 lb ) Have been saveing home bread heifers fifteen years. The biggest influence in the heard is 878. Most calves wean 600 lb -700 lb mothers with no milk have raised good calves in past. Mothers and sisters to cows with no milk are doing fine. Seems to hit many cows around 4th or 5th calf eventhough many cows do a good job well into there teans. Water is good and plenty cattle never lack for grass or they get feed good hay. Evident good body condition. In past had trouble with losing tail hair, bad feet , heat stress , not shedding ,and lack of milk. Tried many mineral mixtures supposed to help with fescue includinsg some with tasco, used each mineral one year for test NO HELP. Finally used mineral with chelated copper. Noticed a marked difference tails did not fall off. Cattle shedded to shiny black coats. Feet grew out better, heat stress got alot better . The only problem now is cows with little or no milk at calving. Another group of my cows on another farm is doing great. They are the same breading the only difference between the two farms is the one where the cows are doing well is poor ground. The soil where the cows are having problems has a ph of near 7 most everywhere and test high to very high for P & K. Can high fertility soil cause problems? [/QUOTE]
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