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<blockquote data-quote="Putangitangi" data-source="post: 1188074" data-attributes="member: 5956"><p>I've tested all the families in my herd for Neospora when it became apparent we had it. I'm just about to works the last heifer, having decided it was all too much bother and having bred some lovely bulls from the cows which carried it - index case and her vertically infected daughter. Another couple of the commercial families had it, but I've eliminated them. </p><p></p><p>Stress isn't an issue. These heifers get evening cocktail hour, grooming, etc. etc.</p><p></p><p>A couple of weeks ago I tested my yearling bulls and the 5yo herd sire for BVD - antigen and antibodies - and all were clear. There'd be some antibody positives in there somewhere if we'd had an event of that nature. We have a closed herd, nearly completely secure double-fenced boundaries and management to keep the cattle clear of those not yet done when there are other animals present nearby.</p><p></p><p>The calf's interesting to watch, much weaker and floppier in her movements than a calf usually is by the following day. I presume she's just not quite ready for gravity. She's taking a bottle well so far and her mother's beginning to be pretty protective about her, although no suckling yet. I'll be happy if that happens, will carry on doing it if I have to. I'll keep the calf, because she's the last of that branch of her family, unless I come up with a good reason to suspect there's more than an individual cause for yesterday's problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Putangitangi, post: 1188074, member: 5956"] I've tested all the families in my herd for Neospora when it became apparent we had it. I'm just about to works the last heifer, having decided it was all too much bother and having bred some lovely bulls from the cows which carried it - index case and her vertically infected daughter. Another couple of the commercial families had it, but I've eliminated them. Stress isn't an issue. These heifers get evening cocktail hour, grooming, etc. etc. A couple of weeks ago I tested my yearling bulls and the 5yo herd sire for BVD - antigen and antibodies - and all were clear. There'd be some antibody positives in there somewhere if we'd had an event of that nature. We have a closed herd, nearly completely secure double-fenced boundaries and management to keep the cattle clear of those not yet done when there are other animals present nearby. The calf's interesting to watch, much weaker and floppier in her movements than a calf usually is by the following day. I presume she's just not quite ready for gravity. She's taking a bottle well so far and her mother's beginning to be pretty protective about her, although no suckling yet. I'll be happy if that happens, will carry on doing it if I have to. I'll keep the calf, because she's the last of that branch of her family, unless I come up with a good reason to suspect there's more than an individual cause for yesterday's problem. [/QUOTE]
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