> Hi Becky,
> I'm not going to be able to answer
> your main questions, I'm afraid.
> I'm not familiar with either
> feeding brome nor with founder in
> cattle. There are some good ag
> extension and ag university links
> on my web site. You might try
> searching through them for
> articles on founder. I do remember
> reading one, but can't remember on
> which site.
> As for scours, runny, loose to
> liquid stool is pretty normal for
> a cow out on spring grass. As long
> as she looks healthy otherwise -
> chewing her cud, up and eating
> regularly, not standing around
> humped up and miserable looking -
> she should be fine. She will
> continue to have fairly loose
> stools while on green grass. True
> scours usually have a foul smell,
> off color, and are caused by a
> bacteria, virus, or by some
> parasites.
> It's good that you gave the
> scourguard. Be sure to check the
> directions and give the second
> shot at the appropriate time. If
> you're a little off in predicting
> her due date, you might even wind
> up giving a third shot. Thanks for the info and advice. I have given my cow all her scourguard shots. She seens to be doing well now. I'll check your site and see if I can find an article. Thanks--Becky
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