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<blockquote data-quote="sciencegal" data-source="post: 662500" data-attributes="member: 8907"><p>This is cattle country so I figured it would be easy to ask around and have someone let me know if they have a young bottle calf I could buy. But, I found out that most ranchers keep the orphans to graft onto cows that lose their calves. The first one, the black angus was directly from a ranch although she was abandoned by her mother and had either a break to her shoulder or dislocation, she always limped. I finally went to the auction for the red steer which was about 9 months ago, and then this one. This is mainly a cattle auction and according to the manager, the really young ones are twins or they break them off from calf cow pairs when they come in for some reason. I know I'm taking a chance but seems like a better idea than throwing away perfectly good milk.</p><p></p><p>When I got the calf I also bought one for another neighbor who needed one to graft onto a cow. That heifer which is a little older is doing really well, I just heard. </p><p></p><p>I did give a course of penicillin to the red steer and except for a small amount of swelling and discharge around the wound which has cleared up he seems to be fine. This was about 4 weeks ago that it happened so I am hoping he is over the hump as far as infection goes.</p><p></p><p>The new calf will get a full course of pen. I'm not taking any chances. He wasn't cheap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sciencegal, post: 662500, member: 8907"] This is cattle country so I figured it would be easy to ask around and have someone let me know if they have a young bottle calf I could buy. But, I found out that most ranchers keep the orphans to graft onto cows that lose their calves. The first one, the black angus was directly from a ranch although she was abandoned by her mother and had either a break to her shoulder or dislocation, she always limped. I finally went to the auction for the red steer which was about 9 months ago, and then this one. This is mainly a cattle auction and according to the manager, the really young ones are twins or they break them off from calf cow pairs when they come in for some reason. I know I'm taking a chance but seems like a better idea than throwing away perfectly good milk. When I got the calf I also bought one for another neighbor who needed one to graft onto a cow. That heifer which is a little older is doing really well, I just heard. I did give a course of penicillin to the red steer and except for a small amount of swelling and discharge around the wound which has cleared up he seems to be fine. This was about 4 weeks ago that it happened so I am hoping he is over the hump as far as infection goes. The new calf will get a full course of pen. I'm not taking any chances. He wasn't cheap. [/QUOTE]
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