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Stunted growth question
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<blockquote data-quote="Beefy" data-source="post: 949446" data-attributes="member: 57"><p>the calves probably arent getting enough milk. make sure the dams of the afflicted calves are milking adequately. you cant really tell without actually milking the cow out some. ive seen udders that looked fine be completely nonfunctional. sometimes cows just dont come into their milk like they normally do. im' not sure what causes this but i suspect leaving the previous calf on too long can affect this some. and possibly stressors such as parasites and mineral deficiency. also sometimes a cow that calves prematurely wont come into her milk like she normally would. sometimes they pick up on milk production later on and sometimes not. </p><p></p><p>the calf could just be wormy. do a fecal. not all wormers kill certain types of worms. coccidiosis could also be a possibility. </p><p></p><p>mineral deficiencies can really stunt a calf as well. and then there are a number of diseases that could do this. but i would lean towards inadequate milk (maybe didnt get colostrum for several days?) or parasites, first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beefy, post: 949446, member: 57"] the calves probably arent getting enough milk. make sure the dams of the afflicted calves are milking adequately. you cant really tell without actually milking the cow out some. ive seen udders that looked fine be completely nonfunctional. sometimes cows just dont come into their milk like they normally do. im' not sure what causes this but i suspect leaving the previous calf on too long can affect this some. and possibly stressors such as parasites and mineral deficiency. also sometimes a cow that calves prematurely wont come into her milk like she normally would. sometimes they pick up on milk production later on and sometimes not. the calf could just be wormy. do a fecal. not all wormers kill certain types of worms. coccidiosis could also be a possibility. mineral deficiencies can really stunt a calf as well. and then there are a number of diseases that could do this. but i would lean towards inadequate milk (maybe didnt get colostrum for several days?) or parasites, first. [/QUOTE]
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