bren444
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I've bred horses and show pigs for a lot of years...now learning about cattle, but very green.... thank you in advance for any insight.
Bought a first calf heifer about 3 months ago. She calved very easily about 40 hours ago with a small bull calf. 50 lbs. He took a couple of hours to get up and nursed about a half hour later. Started to scour about 12 hours later. Gave him probiotics which worked well. Gave him more this morning and he was feeling good and getting frisky.
About noon he went down for a nap and didn't get up to nurse until I got home from work about 5 when I showed up. I have a camera. Is that normal?? Doesn't seem right. I will get a stool sample in the am for the vet. Is this something to worry about?
Bought a first calf heifer about 3 months ago. She calved very easily about 40 hours ago with a small bull calf. 50 lbs. He took a couple of hours to get up and nursed about a half hour later. Started to scour about 12 hours later. Gave him probiotics which worked well. Gave him more this morning and he was feeling good and getting frisky.
About noon he went down for a nap and didn't get up to nurse until I got home from work about 5 when I showed up. I have a camera. Is that normal?? Doesn't seem right. I will get a stool sample in the am for the vet. Is this something to worry about?