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My cow are dying
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 737136" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>This could be the major underlying problem. Late pregnancy takes a lot out of a cow, and if she is that thin, she has no reserves. Cattle can starve to death standing bellie deep in hay if it doesn't have any food value. I would definately be graining them. Don't just start pouring the grain to them - you can make them sick by giving them too much too fast. You have been feeding them some grain, so I would start giving them more, slowly increasing the amount, til they are getting 5-10#/hd/day. I would never recommend feeding grain to a cow, but sounds like your cows need it. </p><p>Your vet might not have been overly excited about "helping" because of the condition of the cows. Hard for a thin cow to fight any kind of illness, especially in bad weather.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 737136, member: 968"] This could be the major underlying problem. Late pregnancy takes a lot out of a cow, and if she is that thin, she has no reserves. Cattle can starve to death standing bellie deep in hay if it doesn't have any food value. I would definately be graining them. Don't just start pouring the grain to them - you can make them sick by giving them too much too fast. You have been feeding them some grain, so I would start giving them more, slowly increasing the amount, til they are getting 5-10#/hd/day. I would never recommend feeding grain to a cow, but sounds like your cows need it. Your vet might not have been overly excited about "helping" because of the condition of the cows. Hard for a thin cow to fight any kind of illness, especially in bad weather. [/QUOTE]
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