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lost two calves, what is going on?
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 1112555" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Unless they're Holsteins, bottle calves, miniatures, or Dexters Bez...</p><p></p><p>That said weaned 150lb calves need to be on quality grain at 2% of their body weight and free choice good quality hay regardless of breed. They just don't have enough rumen capacity at that size to live on grass or hay. How old and what breed are these critters?</p><p></p><p>Cause on these calves could be anything from starvation to pneumonia to weather-related to toxin exposure (any lead? batteries? pesticides?) to trauma (1800lb bull and 6 month old miniature Jerseys?)... what's the weather like there? will the carcasses still be in good shape tomorrow where you could have a vet do a necropsy? Or cut them open yourself and take pictures. PM me your email and I'll send you an article to show you how to do it.</p><p></p><p>There's no substitute for looking at the inside of an animal to determine cause of death....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 1112555, member: 852"] Unless they're Holsteins, bottle calves, miniatures, or Dexters Bez... That said weaned 150lb calves need to be on quality grain at 2% of their body weight and free choice good quality hay regardless of breed. They just don't have enough rumen capacity at that size to live on grass or hay. How old and what breed are these critters? Cause on these calves could be anything from starvation to pneumonia to weather-related to toxin exposure (any lead? batteries? pesticides?) to trauma (1800lb bull and 6 month old miniature Jerseys?)... what's the weather like there? will the carcasses still be in good shape tomorrow where you could have a vet do a necropsy? Or cut them open yourself and take pictures. PM me your email and I'll send you an article to show you how to do it. There's no substitute for looking at the inside of an animal to determine cause of death.... [/QUOTE]
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