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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 632906" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>yet another post sorry</p><p>I remember something i did several years back</p><p>We moved to the farm 15 years ago. In the first 5 we were averaging 5-7 dead in a herd of 50 or so animals. Deaths included things like yours</p><p>About that time, hubby and i were trying to get into vaccinations and other herd management issues changed.</p><p>One of things i did with hubby's approval (his family farm) was a chart. Yours would be easier to do with less animals</p><p>On the top or side, the cow listed since 2002</p><p>on the other side the reason died. Abortion, open, still, death after few days, scour death etc, add in a column for poor weaners in weight and condition</p><p>at the bottom of the page write each year and put a color mark beside so you know each year.</p><p>then start at 2002 , mark in the chart each death</p><p>the 2003 with a different color mark each loss of calf</p><p>then the next and the next.</p><p></p><p>Look for a pattern of losses,</p><p>If no pattern, then go back a few years and do the same thing. </p><p></p><p>We found this to be a real eye opener and with the implemetation of vaccinations (took a few years) some culling, and some different bulls (we had some genetic issues) we were able to drop the death rate to 1-2 including opens on a herd of 80.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 632906, member: 6198"] yet another post sorry I remember something i did several years back We moved to the farm 15 years ago. In the first 5 we were averaging 5-7 dead in a herd of 50 or so animals. Deaths included things like yours About that time, hubby and i were trying to get into vaccinations and other herd management issues changed. One of things i did with hubby's approval (his family farm) was a chart. Yours would be easier to do with less animals On the top or side, the cow listed since 2002 on the other side the reason died. Abortion, open, still, death after few days, scour death etc, add in a column for poor weaners in weight and condition at the bottom of the page write each year and put a color mark beside so you know each year. then start at 2002 , mark in the chart each death the 2003 with a different color mark each loss of calf then the next and the next. Look for a pattern of losses, If no pattern, then go back a few years and do the same thing. We found this to be a real eye opener and with the implemetation of vaccinations (took a few years) some culling, and some different bulls (we had some genetic issues) we were able to drop the death rate to 1-2 including opens on a herd of 80. [/QUOTE]
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