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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 925337" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>TB what you are saying is the same thing I have read, which is why I am concerned. I have never heard of milk fever in beef cattle, but I do have some that milk pretty heavy. I do have one Jersey cow who is the main concern. I milk her for the house and may put some extra calves on her if needed.</p><p></p><p>Regolith I was hoping you would reply! I am hoping you are on to something with the forage based calcium not being a problem. I run my Jersey cows on grass only. I hope there is a difference between having them on pasture and having them in a dry lot. I only have one Jersey coming fresh in the next few days. She is my main concern. She is 6 and has is really bagged up right now. I suspect she will milk fairly heavy. I will work her in slowly and hopefully I can avoid any milk fever. Any other advice on the Jersey?</p><p></p><p>inyati - as a matter of fact I am in Pendleton county. NW corner. Demossville is the area. Wow the clover is crazy good this year. I had one cow look like she was bloated, but she worked through it. Her left side was pretty bulged out for a few days, but she acted normal. At this point, they have been on heavy clover for over a month so I would suspect they have a rumen full of clover eaters. I hope the bloat concern is over, sine it doesn't appear to be going anywhere. We just got another 2" of rain over the weeekend and the temps have been cool, so I suspect it is going to keep on coming for awhile until it gets hot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 925337, member: 15537"] TB what you are saying is the same thing I have read, which is why I am concerned. I have never heard of milk fever in beef cattle, but I do have some that milk pretty heavy. I do have one Jersey cow who is the main concern. I milk her for the house and may put some extra calves on her if needed. Regolith I was hoping you would reply! I am hoping you are on to something with the forage based calcium not being a problem. I run my Jersey cows on grass only. I hope there is a difference between having them on pasture and having them in a dry lot. I only have one Jersey coming fresh in the next few days. She is my main concern. She is 6 and has is really bagged up right now. I suspect she will milk fairly heavy. I will work her in slowly and hopefully I can avoid any milk fever. Any other advice on the Jersey? inyati - as a matter of fact I am in Pendleton county. NW corner. Demossville is the area. Wow the clover is crazy good this year. I had one cow look like she was bloated, but she worked through it. Her left side was pretty bulged out for a few days, but she acted normal. At this point, they have been on heavy clover for over a month so I would suspect they have a rumen full of clover eaters. I hope the bloat concern is over, sine it doesn't appear to be going anywhere. We just got another 2" of rain over the weeekend and the temps have been cool, so I suspect it is going to keep on coming for awhile until it gets hot. [/QUOTE]
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