Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Does she have loose manure compared the rest of the herd?
farmerjan":3t70c46o said:When the vet looks at her, and in lieu of no real good diagnosis, suggest a magnet. It is cheap insurance and won't hurt her. From the pictures, I don't think she is all that awful; maybe as suggested she just puts her all into the calf. We are putting magnets down more cows now because we rent alot of pastures and don't know what they might find. A couple bucks for a magnet, you can do it anytime you get them in the chute.
Lost too many cows to hardware so now every cow, bull and retained heifer has a magnet. Not a guarantee, like any vaccine or preventative measure, but definitely cheap insurance.farmerjan":1uf8q2px said:When the vet looks at her, and in lieu of no real good diagnosis, suggest a magnet. It is cheap insurance and won't hurt her. From the pictures, I don't think she is all that awful; maybe as suggested she just puts her all into the calf. We are putting magnets down more cows now because we rent alot of pastures and don't know what they might find. A couple bucks for a magnet, you can do it anytime you get them in the chute.
gcreekrch":3kitqg1e said:If she was dirty behind I would say she had picked up something. Maybe she is just one of those who won't put on weight. As long as she doesn't pass that trait on to her calves there should be no problem.
Maybe she is just worried about something.....