True Grit Farms
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Do you cull cows that need their hoofs trimmed or the one's that you treat for hoof rot? We're unbelievable wet here and I'm expecting some foot issues, just curious as to how others approach foot issues.
True Grit Farms":290370cy said:Do you cull cows that need their hoofs trimmed or the one's that you treat for hoof rot? We're unbelievable wet here and I'm expecting some foot issues, just curious as to how others approach foot issues.
Stocker Steve":2by2fwgk said:No foot rot in 2018. Usually get one or two cases per year. You need better mineral if this is a problem.
I have never trimmed feet, but I thinking about starting. Have just sold them but that may be short sighted. Have two limpers that raised whopper feed lot calves this summer.
Stocker Steve":3uga8lhl said:No foot rot in 2018. Usually get one or two cases per year. You need better mineral if this is a problem.
I have never trimmed feet, but I thinking about starting. Have just sold them but that may be short sighted. Have two limpers that raised whopper feed lot calves this summer.
Stocker Steve":9v2nlka5 said:Our forages are high in P&K. We do a hand mix given to us by Gerald Fry some years ago. Cheaper and better results for us than red store bought blends. He said store bought does not have enough iodine for feet because of concerns about iodine in diary milk, and not enough copper due to concerns about death wish sheep. We do see a few Simi x with red tinged hair coats. Some breeds just need more selenium. Multimin corrects in about 3 weeks if it is a concern.
I will double check for the recipe wts.. By volume into a 5 dollar 50# bag of plain mixing salt:
2 cans copper sulfate
1 can selenium
1/2 can of iodine
Stocker Steve":2qa7dsew said:Our forages are high in P&K. We do a hand mix given to us by Gerald Fry some years ago. Cheaper and better results for us than red store bought blends. He said store bought does not have enough iodine for feet because of concerns about iodine in diary milk, and not enough copper due to concerns about death wish sheep. We do see a few Simi x with red tinged hair coats. Some breeds just need more selenium. Multimin corrects in about 3 weeks if it is a concern.
I will double check for the recipe wts.. By volume into a 5 dollar 50# bag of plain mixing salt:
2 cans copper sulfate
1 can selenium
1/2 can of iodine
Silver":3ebc60ze said:Seems like there should be some zinc in there too....
Stocker Steve":1cveg4l2 said:In theory we have their forage tested and then have a custom mineral mix designed around only the minerals they are short on.
Silver":3exttbjg said:Stocker Steve":3exttbjg said:In theory we have their forage tested and then have a custom mineral mix designed around only the minerals they are short on.
Now that makes sense.