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Getting birth weight on new born calf
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<blockquote data-quote="branguscowgirl" data-source="post: 1245102" data-attributes="member: 19938"><p>You need an accurate weight to turn in to the breed association. (Not a guesstimate.) I will take a regular people scale out and place it on a board, weigh myself, then weigh myself holding the calf. There are weight tapes that you can purchase through Valley Vet (or others) that are fairly accurate. They measure around the top of the hoof at birth. Then there are various light duty hanging scales that you can purchase also. So you have a few options. You need to do it within a few hours after birth if the cow will let you.</p><p></p><p>Vaccines- I use Inforce 3 intranasal (Respiratory), Oral Rota Corona (Scour protection), and either Multi min or Muse injection. I treat the navel with Iodine and you can tag then also. I do this as quickly after birth that I can, without causing any issues with mamma cow. Some times you can just pull the calf right under the fence to get it done. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="branguscowgirl, post: 1245102, member: 19938"] You need an accurate weight to turn in to the breed association. (Not a guesstimate.) I will take a regular people scale out and place it on a board, weigh myself, then weigh myself holding the calf. There are weight tapes that you can purchase through Valley Vet (or others) that are fairly accurate. They measure around the top of the hoof at birth. Then there are various light duty hanging scales that you can purchase also. So you have a few options. You need to do it within a few hours after birth if the cow will let you. Vaccines- I use Inforce 3 intranasal (Respiratory), Oral Rota Corona (Scour protection), and either Multi min or Muse injection. I treat the navel with Iodine and you can tag then also. I do this as quickly after birth that I can, without causing any issues with mamma cow. Some times you can just pull the calf right under the fence to get it done. :D [/QUOTE]
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