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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1514319" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Commercial herd here; most cows in the herd are a 2- or 3-breed cross. Only registered animal is the walking bull. </p><p>I'd like to think that my females are of good genetic quality, but still, they're just commercial cattle. Nonetheless, it's worth the time and expense to change needles; even with 80 cows and their calves.</p><p></p><p>Lymphosarcoma, a malignant cancer of the lymphoid system, associated with Bovine Leukosis virus(BLV) infection was hitting our herd hard, as a result of me (and I knew better!) spreading the infection to the point that 40 of 44 adult cows were infected, back in 2007 - mostly because I reused needles until they got so dull that I couldn't poke them through the skin again. We were averaging 2 cows/year lost to lymphosarcoma. </p><p>Since that time, all 'clean' females and any heifer, even if born to a BLV+ dam, has only been injected with their own sterile needle. </p><p>Is it more time-consuming? Yeah, a little bit so, but not a huge hassle. </p><p>Expense is minimal; needles are cheap. In the long run, way cheaper than losing a cow to lymphosarcoma</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1514319, member: 12607"] Commercial herd here; most cows in the herd are a 2- or 3-breed cross. Only registered animal is the walking bull. I'd like to think that my females are of good genetic quality, but still, they're just commercial cattle. Nonetheless, it's worth the time and expense to change needles; even with 80 cows and their calves. Lymphosarcoma, a malignant cancer of the lymphoid system, associated with Bovine Leukosis virus(BLV) infection was hitting our herd hard, as a result of me (and I knew better!) spreading the infection to the point that 40 of 44 adult cows were infected, back in 2007 - mostly because I reused needles until they got so dull that I couldn't poke them through the skin again. We were averaging 2 cows/year lost to lymphosarcoma. Since that time, all 'clean' females and any heifer, even if born to a BLV+ dam, has only been injected with their own sterile needle. Is it more time-consuming? Yeah, a little bit so, but not a huge hassle. Expense is minimal; needles are cheap. In the long run, way cheaper than losing a cow to lymphosarcoma [/QUOTE]
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