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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1308530" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Was the blood test for calcium/mag definitely taken *before* administration of either mineral?</p><p>On those symptoms, plus the age of the cows, it's hard to rule out the possibility that one or both of those minerals are implicated. </p><p></p><p>I'm rather curious about the fact that, presuming you have a mix of ages in the herd and most are a lot younger than nine, your downers are both 10 years. Doesn't mean it has to be milk fever, but it does make it more likely that your older cows are less capable of coping with their current life challenges - whether it's nutrition, weather, disease. Bit like the canary taken into the mine, they can be an indicator of a bigger problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1308530, member: 9267"] Was the blood test for calcium/mag definitely taken *before* administration of either mineral? On those symptoms, plus the age of the cows, it's hard to rule out the possibility that one or both of those minerals are implicated. I'm rather curious about the fact that, presuming you have a mix of ages in the herd and most are a lot younger than nine, your downers are both 10 years. Doesn't mean it has to be milk fever, but it does make it more likely that your older cows are less capable of coping with their current life challenges - whether it's nutrition, weather, disease. Bit like the canary taken into the mine, they can be an indicator of a bigger problem. [/QUOTE]
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