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Four Little Bottle Babies - We Did it Again!
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<blockquote data-quote="J Hoy" data-source="post: 1680701" data-attributes="member: 16398"><p>The calves in the third and fourth photos appear to have an underbite. Did you check their bite to see if the lower incisors all contact the dental pad where they are supposed to. If the calf has an underbite studies say they were likely mineral deficient during development, especially manganese deficient. There seems to be quite a few photos of calves posted on Cattletoday that have an underbite. Is there something causing widespread manganese deficiency in cattle now? As a 4-Her who was on a cattle judging team, I can say for certain that underbite/underdeveloped premaxillary bone was not seen on cattle 60 years ago. It seems to be a birth defect that is quite prevalent on calves now, both beef and dairy cattle, if all those in photos on Google and on sites like Cattletoday are any indication. You might want to ask a veterinarian if the calves might need a little extra minerals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J Hoy, post: 1680701, member: 16398"] The calves in the third and fourth photos appear to have an underbite. Did you check their bite to see if the lower incisors all contact the dental pad where they are supposed to. If the calf has an underbite studies say they were likely mineral deficient during development, especially manganese deficient. There seems to be quite a few photos of calves posted on Cattletoday that have an underbite. Is there something causing widespread manganese deficiency in cattle now? As a 4-Her who was on a cattle judging team, I can say for certain that underbite/underdeveloped premaxillary bone was not seen on cattle 60 years ago. It seems to be a birth defect that is quite prevalent on calves now, both beef and dairy cattle, if all those in photos on Google and on sites like Cattletoday are any indication. You might want to ask a veterinarian if the calves might need a little extra minerals. [/QUOTE]
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