vitamin B and B-complex vitamins.

[cbattaglia38]

What is the difference? I realize that the complex is made up of more ingredients, but my question is, I guess, which is better??

 

[Crowderfarms]

What is the difference? I realize that the complex is made up of more ingredients, but my question is, I guess, which is better??

The B complex is actually the make up of 8 different Vitamins, while the Vitamin B alone is only that Vitamin. I would say the Complex is the best. Some of these Vitamins, in injectable form, are getting harder to buy over the counter, due to Human abuse of them.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Depends on what you want the vit for. If you have a cow down with nerve damage, I believe you just want Vit B - complex may not have enough Vit B.

 

[cbattaglia38]

Depends on what you want the vit for. If you have a cow down with nerve damage, I believe you just want Vit B - complex may not have enough Vit B.

what would be the signs of nerve damage? I have a yearling bull down, I have seen all his legs move and he can hold his head up. When I found him in the field he was down. I poured grain in front of him and he did eat, however when we tried to get him up it seemed as if he was to weak to stand. We brought him in the barn with the tractor at noon yesterday and put heat on him, He has not eat on his own since then. We started tubing Resorb(electrolytes) in him at about 6:00 pm yesterday, along with B Complex, A&D, Probios, and another shot in which I am not sure of the name, but it was some kind of energy shot. He is still hanging on. I am wondering if it is nerve damage?? Would he be able to move at all if that was the case. Unfortunately we do not have access to onsite vets here, They are approximately an hour away, so they don't like to make house calls. He is purebred simmental. I thought I might add that cause I noticed your screen name. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[IluvABbeef]

The better one would probably be the B vitamin complex, since of course it has all the B vitamins, from Thaimin to Pantothenic acid. Plain Vitamin B is not really that, since there's so many of that (B1, B2, B3, B6, B12...)...gets kinda confusing, if you think about it.

For the nerve damage, I suggest you see your vet about that, 'cause the best that I can do is say generally, that it's a main symptom is neuromuscular syndrome (for the deficiency of thiamine).

Good luck, hope that helps a little.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

cbattaglia38 - "most" nerve damage that cattle producers sees is a cow after a hard labor. The calf puts so much internal pressure on her pelvic area, it compresses the nerves. They can move their legs but can't control them enough to stand.
Have you recently dewormed this bull with a product that also kills grubs??? Do you feed a loose mineral with Selenium?
There are soooo many reasons. He may have slipped & injured his back. Sorry I'm not more help.