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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1307237" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>Last year our vet charged $100 for 10 heifers: $30.00 trip charge which included the pelvic exam, $40.00 BANGS, $30.00 Express 5 VL5. Plus he's right there working the head gate, whatever needs to be done. Love him!</p><p></p><p>Couple years ago we had a huge, beautiful heifer that had an oops baby when she was probably about 10 months old - even after 2 shots of Lutalyse. Doc tried to pull but the calf was breech & already dead, ended up performing a c-section. Really wanted to keep her & give her another chance but there was just too much scar tissue when she was pelvic measured, scored around 140 if I remember correctly. There was always the possibility the scarring would go down but I wasn't willing to gamble & risk potential additional injury &/or another dead calf. After having our heifers measured, the only calves we have ever had to pull were compliments of our neighbor's bull (hate him!) & once when the heifer tried to gank another calf; evidently she thought it would be easier than to have her own & simply quit pushing & started nursing the other calf. Ummm, no!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1307237, member: 24027"] Last year our vet charged $100 for 10 heifers: $30.00 trip charge which included the pelvic exam, $40.00 BANGS, $30.00 Express 5 VL5. Plus he's right there working the head gate, whatever needs to be done. Love him! Couple years ago we had a huge, beautiful heifer that had an oops baby when she was probably about 10 months old - even after 2 shots of Lutalyse. Doc tried to pull but the calf was breech & already dead, ended up performing a c-section. Really wanted to keep her & give her another chance but there was just too much scar tissue when she was pelvic measured, scored around 140 if I remember correctly. There was always the possibility the scarring would go down but I wasn't willing to gamble & risk potential additional injury &/or another dead calf. After having our heifers measured, the only calves we have ever had to pull were compliments of our neighbor's bull (hate him!) & once when the heifer tried to gank another calf; evidently she thought it would be easier than to have her own & simply quit pushing & started nursing the other calf. Ummm, no! [/QUOTE]
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