IluvABbeef
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I know I should've mentioned this before (and I keep kicking myself because of it) but there's a calf that's being held back since August because he was so emanciated, it was sickening just looking at him, for a beef steer (he looked like those thin dairy cows). It wasn't anorexia, because he was eating, and it wasn't worms either, because his poop showed no signs of any worms. He seemed like he was at the bottom of the totem pole (or I could say lowest in the peckin order regime). He's always last one to the waterer, that's how weak and low he was in the herd.
That was in August, when I separated him from the herd (he was surprisingly easy to handle, despite him being a charolais). He's improving little by little, gaining a little weight, but he still is pretty thin. He'll probably gain as much weight as the others by maybe January or February. Another thing is is that he's the same age as the other steers you've seen me post on other threads/forums.
Some pics I took yesterday of him (yes, you are gonna wince and shake your head when you see him):
And he's also the one I described with the mange problem. Mange is under control so far, and I looked to try and see if he had some more spots. Looked like it, but I didn't want to disturb him.
So what went wrong with him?? (Or what's wrong with him, some disease or something?) Why did he get so thin despite the abundance of good pasture, good water, and the best management we could give him and the entire herd?? And HOW on Earth can something like that happen???
HELP!!
That was in August, when I separated him from the herd (he was surprisingly easy to handle, despite him being a charolais). He's improving little by little, gaining a little weight, but he still is pretty thin. He'll probably gain as much weight as the others by maybe January or February. Another thing is is that he's the same age as the other steers you've seen me post on other threads/forums.
Some pics I took yesterday of him (yes, you are gonna wince and shake your head when you see him):
And he's also the one I described with the mange problem. Mange is under control so far, and I looked to try and see if he had some more spots. Looked like it, but I didn't want to disturb him.
So what went wrong with him?? (Or what's wrong with him, some disease or something?) Why did he get so thin despite the abundance of good pasture, good water, and the best management we could give him and the entire herd?? And HOW on Earth can something like that happen???
HELP!!