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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 853814" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Well, my best producing cow has for some years had some retained placenta at calving time, and usually bred back on the second cycle, but this year I don't think she took on the 3rd, I'm thinking that being a heavy milker, she might need more of some mineral than the others, and I'm noticing some lighter coloured streaks in her fur. She is in otherwise fine condition, stays fat on lean pastures and her steer calf is 600 lbs at 4 1/2 months. We always feed mineral blocks, but alternate between mineral and mineral +Selenium, and around calving time we feed only mineral+selenium (our newborn calves are always pretty strong)</p><p></p><p>Here is a pictures I took of her hide this afternoon, notice the "spiderweb" appearance, I see very slight signs of it in other animals, but hers is the most noticable. I was thinking possibly copper, but getting an accurate diagnosis requires a liver biopsy, which isn't cheap or easy. any other ideas?</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/Rx7man/Moo/IMG_6958-sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 853814, member: 9096"] Well, my best producing cow has for some years had some retained placenta at calving time, and usually bred back on the second cycle, but this year I don't think she took on the 3rd, I'm thinking that being a heavy milker, she might need more of some mineral than the others, and I'm noticing some lighter coloured streaks in her fur. She is in otherwise fine condition, stays fat on lean pastures and her steer calf is 600 lbs at 4 1/2 months. We always feed mineral blocks, but alternate between mineral and mineral +Selenium, and around calving time we feed only mineral+selenium (our newborn calves are always pretty strong) Here is a pictures I took of her hide this afternoon, notice the "spiderweb" appearance, I see very slight signs of it in other animals, but hers is the most noticable. I was thinking possibly copper, but getting an accurate diagnosis requires a liver biopsy, which isn't cheap or easy. any other ideas? [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/Rx7man/Moo/IMG_6958-sm.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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