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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4576"><p>a lot of farmers are A.I. Holsteins with Belgian Blue to increase hip area this seems to be a case.</p><p></p><p>> A few months ago I bought 8</p><p>> Holstein Springer heifers at a</p><p>> stockyard located several miles</p><p>> from my home. The first of the</p><p>> heifers calved the day after</p><p>> Christmas and abandoned the calf.</p><p>> We brought her into the barn after</p><p>> she had laid in the mud and water</p><p>> overnight. She was nearly dead and</p><p>> we put the heat lamp on her and</p><p>> fed her every four hours. Her legs</p><p>> were frozen so we kept working</p><p>> them until she was able to stand.</p><p>> She is able to stand and lay down</p><p>> on her own now and is doing great.</p><p>> She also had pneumonia, but the</p><p>> antibiotics have taken care of</p><p>> that. My question is she has</p><p>> woolly/kinky/nappy hair and is a</p><p>> blue color. I have never seen a</p><p>> cow with this type of hair or</p><p>> color of hair. Does anyone out</p><p>> there know what breed of cow has</p><p>> this type of hair? Also, is it</p><p>> true that once a calf has</p><p>> pneumonia that it will always have</p><p>> problems with its lungs? Thanks</p><p>> for any info you can pass on to</p><p>> me!</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:aledelagt@yahoo.com">aledelagt@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4576"] a lot of farmers are A.I. Holsteins with Belgian Blue to increase hip area this seems to be a case. > A few months ago I bought 8 > Holstein Springer heifers at a > stockyard located several miles > from my home. The first of the > heifers calved the day after > Christmas and abandoned the calf. > We brought her into the barn after > she had laid in the mud and water > overnight. She was nearly dead and > we put the heat lamp on her and > fed her every four hours. Her legs > were frozen so we kept working > them until she was able to stand. > She is able to stand and lay down > on her own now and is doing great. > She also had pneumonia, but the > antibiotics have taken care of > that. My question is she has > woolly/kinky/nappy hair and is a > blue color. I have never seen a > cow with this type of hair or > color of hair. Does anyone out > there know what breed of cow has > this type of hair? Also, is it > true that once a calf has > pneumonia that it will always have > problems with its lungs? Thanks > for any info you can pass on to > me! [email=aledelagt@yahoo.com]aledelagt@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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