dac1
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crowderfarms you think what i was talking about was milk fever ?
Strong possibility.dac1":3m1yj3c9 said:crowderfarms you think what i was talking about was milk fever ?
rk":orcn1s88 said:Mineral, like anything else, should be evaluated on the basis of what it returns, not what it costs up front.
You're feeding a .5 magnesium. If the staggers you refer to were related to grass tetany, this level of mag won't prevent it, and you will eventually have it happen again.
Also, keep in mind that mineral consumption is about 2-4 ounces per hd/day. $4/bag is about 5-7 dollars/year more, not much additional cost.
dac1":88oqeytt said:maybe a dumb reply to this subject but neighbor came by about 2 months ago had a cow down but she just had a calf sounds the same she was laying looked fine head up but when she would try to get up she was trembling give her 2 tubes of calcium replacer and was up and fine the next day ? just wondering if that could apply to your situation .
I don't know what your production levels are, but I'd bet a good mineral program would return you at least twice that.gabby":11fgghon said:rk":11fgghon said:Mineral, like anything else, should be evaluated on the basis of what it returns, not what it costs up front.
You're feeding a .5 magnesium. If the staggers you refer to were related to grass tetany, this level of mag won't prevent it, and you will eventually have it happen again.
Also, keep in mind that mineral consumption is about 2-4 ounces per hd/day. $4/bag is about 5-7 dollars/year more, not much additional cost.
That's $700 to $1000 per year additional cost for my herd. No thanks.
rk":6ng9sd28 said:I don't know what your production levels are, but I'd bet a good mineral program would return you at least twice that.gabby":6ng9sd28 said:rk":6ng9sd28 said:Mineral, like anything else, should be evaluated on the basis of what it returns, not what it costs up front.
You're feeding a .5 magnesium. If the staggers you refer to were related to grass tetany, this level of mag won't prevent it, and you will eventually have it happen again.
Also, keep in mind that mineral consumption is about 2-4 ounces per hd/day. $4/bag is about 5-7 dollars/year more, not much additional cost.
That's $700 to $1000 per year additional cost for my herd. No thanks.