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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 1007960" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Hey hook,</p><p>We have had some cows go down like yours in the past. Some just too close to calving and their old bones just could not support the weight.</p><p>That said, the reason for all of them going down was the same.</p><p>Calcium / mag deficiency.</p><p>What we came to realize is, those poor hay quality years, the mineral we normally use just isn't enough. For some of the cows, especially the older ones, the calcium and mag in the mineral just was not enough and they could not support their body weight. This problem always seemed to hit the older cows. The summer was hard on them due to drought, the hay quality was poor due to drought, mineral was not enough to fill the gap. It was like they were using more cal and mag than ingesting.</p><p>Don't know if this is your problem or not. Just thought I would toss it out there.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 1007960, member: 6198"] Hey hook, We have had some cows go down like yours in the past. Some just too close to calving and their old bones just could not support the weight. That said, the reason for all of them going down was the same. Calcium / mag deficiency. What we came to realize is, those poor hay quality years, the mineral we normally use just isn't enough. For some of the cows, especially the older ones, the calcium and mag in the mineral just was not enough and they could not support their body weight. This problem always seemed to hit the older cows. The summer was hard on them due to drought, the hay quality was poor due to drought, mineral was not enough to fill the gap. It was like they were using more cal and mag than ingesting. Don't know if this is your problem or not. Just thought I would toss it out there. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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