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<blockquote data-quote="Hondac" data-source="post: 1000801" data-attributes="member: 13850"><p>I am very inexperienced when it comes to health issues with cattle. We are entering our 4th spring with our small herd of 25 cows and a bull. Up until this year, we have never (knock on wood) had any problems with our calves or cows. Although my record keeping early on was limited at best, I think we</p><p>have lost only 1 calf and no cows prior to this year. This year is a different story. Here are some of the </p><p>symptoms we're dealing with along with some issues which may , or may not, be contributing factors.</p><p></p><p>Lost a 10 day old calf about a month ago from what might have been lack of milk.</p><p>Lost a week old calf a few days ago. When found, it was covered in what appeared to be green scours.</p><p>Currently have a very good looking young cow (probably about a month away from calving) which is </p><p> sick. She is staying away from the rest of the herd. Have tried a couple of times to get her up to no </p><p> avail. I have forced her to the pond twice (she drank both times), but will not eat feed carried to </p><p> her. She won't let me get close enough to her to give her a shot.</p><p>Currently have 15 young calves on the ground from one week to 2 months old. For the most part, all of</p><p>these calves look under nourished to my untrained eye. Of all the cows, I only have 2 which I would consider not to be in very good shape coming out of winter from an appearance stand point.</p><p></p><p>The herd has been, and is being, fed all the hay they want from our hay harvest of 2011. This is fescue and clover hay which has been stored outside.</p><p></p><p>We keep salt and hi-mag minerals available at all times.</p><p></p><p>We feed 200 pounds of 12 % sweet feed once a week to gather the small herd and keep them tame.</p><p></p><p>There is a small oil well on the property. The state makes the well operator dig a pit near the well for environmental reasons. I did discover some water and an oil sheen in this pit along with tracks into the pit which tells me some of the cattle have been in the pit. After discovering this, I fenced off</p><p>the pit over the weekend.</p><p></p><p>Could the oil pit be my problem?</p><p>Do I need to be giving the cows something to increase milk production?</p><p></p><p>I am a novice about this stuff and would appreciate your suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hondac, post: 1000801, member: 13850"] I am very inexperienced when it comes to health issues with cattle. We are entering our 4th spring with our small herd of 25 cows and a bull. Up until this year, we have never (knock on wood) had any problems with our calves or cows. Although my record keeping early on was limited at best, I think we have lost only 1 calf and no cows prior to this year. This year is a different story. Here are some of the symptoms we're dealing with along with some issues which may , or may not, be contributing factors. Lost a 10 day old calf about a month ago from what might have been lack of milk. Lost a week old calf a few days ago. When found, it was covered in what appeared to be green scours. Currently have a very good looking young cow (probably about a month away from calving) which is sick. She is staying away from the rest of the herd. Have tried a couple of times to get her up to no avail. I have forced her to the pond twice (she drank both times), but will not eat feed carried to her. She won't let me get close enough to her to give her a shot. Currently have 15 young calves on the ground from one week to 2 months old. For the most part, all of these calves look under nourished to my untrained eye. Of all the cows, I only have 2 which I would consider not to be in very good shape coming out of winter from an appearance stand point. The herd has been, and is being, fed all the hay they want from our hay harvest of 2011. This is fescue and clover hay which has been stored outside. We keep salt and hi-mag minerals available at all times. We feed 200 pounds of 12 % sweet feed once a week to gather the small herd and keep them tame. There is a small oil well on the property. The state makes the well operator dig a pit near the well for environmental reasons. I did discover some water and an oil sheen in this pit along with tracks into the pit which tells me some of the cattle have been in the pit. After discovering this, I fenced off the pit over the weekend. Could the oil pit be my problem? Do I need to be giving the cows something to increase milk production? I am a novice about this stuff and would appreciate your suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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