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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 501920" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>What's done is done.</p><p>Learn from this big mistake</p><p>When are these cows due to calve? I hope you have a few months here.</p><p>Get them on a higher protien, grain, pellet ration so they can gain before they calve. Becasue the cows are in poor condition I would have dried colstrum with close to 100 Immuglobulins on hand for each calf born. This is because their colostrum will more than likely not be worth much (this will be costly).</p><p>When they calve continue feeding heavy so they can gain and feed a calf. </p><p>This mistake will cost big time. You are going to see the $ losses for probably 2 years +</p><p>Poor doer calf this coming year, could cost in drugs if not great colostrum and poor milk resulting in a poor quality calf at the next weaning.</p><p>Poor or no breed back for the next season, resulting in...</p><p>late or no calf the following year</p><p>add to that the extra feed to get them growing again and gaining weight...end result...</p><p>ouch to the bottom line for two years minimum</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 501920, member: 6198"] What's done is done. Learn from this big mistake When are these cows due to calve? I hope you have a few months here. Get them on a higher protien, grain, pellet ration so they can gain before they calve. Becasue the cows are in poor condition I would have dried colstrum with close to 100 Immuglobulins on hand for each calf born. This is because their colostrum will more than likely not be worth much (this will be costly). When they calve continue feeding heavy so they can gain and feed a calf. This mistake will cost big time. You are going to see the $ losses for probably 2 years + Poor doer calf this coming year, could cost in drugs if not great colostrum and poor milk resulting in a poor quality calf at the next weaning. Poor or no breed back for the next season, resulting in... late or no calf the following year add to that the extra feed to get them growing again and gaining weight...end result... ouch to the bottom line for two years minimum [/QUOTE]
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