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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 877015" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>well, I've been giving her a small handful (what you can hold in your fist without any dribbling out) of the 9:18 every day or so, and at first she really didn't like it, nor did any of the rest of the herd, but they seem to have taken a liking to it,... today I put some fresh 50/50 salt mix out and they were all licking away at it despite having a salt block, so that's a sign that they've figured out it has what they're missing... </p><p></p><p>This cow seems to be in the last group you mentioned, weans a big calf but breeds back slow and has RP</p><p></p><p>I also had a good talk with our vet and he said she may also have endometriosis, which would cause her not to breed back, he was impressed with my record keeping, as I had the date for each time she was in heat all summer, and most times it was 20 plus/minus 2 days, however there was one time where it was 30 days, which means she did conceive, but either because of malnutrition or an infection, lost it... Copper is important to the immune system, so that could be an aggravating cause of the endometriosis... He reccomended a lavage with XNL (or something like that) which would help. he also suggested doing an ultrasound 11-14 days after a heat to see the embryo and/or scar tissue.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, they're licking the good stuff now, lets see what next spring brings us... I may still give this cow a selenium booster shot before the next time she calves (if she ever does)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 877015, member: 9096"] well, I've been giving her a small handful (what you can hold in your fist without any dribbling out) of the 9:18 every day or so, and at first she really didn't like it, nor did any of the rest of the herd, but they seem to have taken a liking to it,... today I put some fresh 50/50 salt mix out and they were all licking away at it despite having a salt block, so that's a sign that they've figured out it has what they're missing... This cow seems to be in the last group you mentioned, weans a big calf but breeds back slow and has RP I also had a good talk with our vet and he said she may also have endometriosis, which would cause her not to breed back, he was impressed with my record keeping, as I had the date for each time she was in heat all summer, and most times it was 20 plus/minus 2 days, however there was one time where it was 30 days, which means she did conceive, but either because of malnutrition or an infection, lost it... Copper is important to the immune system, so that could be an aggravating cause of the endometriosis... He reccomended a lavage with XNL (or something like that) which would help. he also suggested doing an ultrasound 11-14 days after a heat to see the embryo and/or scar tissue. Anyhow, they're licking the good stuff now, lets see what next spring brings us... I may still give this cow a selenium booster shot before the next time she calves (if she ever does) [/QUOTE]
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