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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 935312" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Protein tubs are fine if you need the extra protein, otherwise a good loose mineral from a reputable manufacturer is all that's needed. Some of the loose mineral calls for keeping salt available, some doesn't. Do whichever the mineral calls for.</p><p>If you calve on a clean pasture the navel spraying/dipping is just one more thing that isn;t really required. They don;t need any shots at birth other then possibly selenium if you are in a selenium deficint area. Depending on your health program a nasal or oral vaccine may be needed at birth. One year we had a bizarre disaster with scours that woldn;t respond to treatment very well. IVs twice a day and a mixture of stuff to fix their guts helped but it still took a couple of weeks to get them over it. The next year we gave calfgaurd (orally) at birth and didn;t have any scours. Haven;t had to give it since and still no scour issues. Discuss all of this stuff with your vet, he/she/it can best recomend what's needed in your particular area and possibly even know what would be best for your particular farm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 935312, member: 34"] Protein tubs are fine if you need the extra protein, otherwise a good loose mineral from a reputable manufacturer is all that's needed. Some of the loose mineral calls for keeping salt available, some doesn't. Do whichever the mineral calls for. If you calve on a clean pasture the navel spraying/dipping is just one more thing that isn;t really required. They don;t need any shots at birth other then possibly selenium if you are in a selenium deficint area. Depending on your health program a nasal or oral vaccine may be needed at birth. One year we had a bizarre disaster with scours that woldn;t respond to treatment very well. IVs twice a day and a mixture of stuff to fix their guts helped but it still took a couple of weeks to get them over it. The next year we gave calfgaurd (orally) at birth and didn;t have any scours. Haven;t had to give it since and still no scour issues. Discuss all of this stuff with your vet, he/she/it can best recomend what's needed in your particular area and possibly even know what would be best for your particular farm. [/QUOTE]
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