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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 633871" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>I'm back</p><p>Our woody tongue cow has improved in the mouth area greatly. She however turned up open so no calf from her this year and we could not ship her because her BCS was so poor. Not to mention she would have brought nothing if we did ship her.</p><p>It has taken all winter and she is just starting to look not bad. Extra hay and extra grain to put the pounds on. I should mention that the hay is crap so that makes a difference. I will have to post a pic of her today.</p><p>So can your cow raise a calf properly, that remains to be seen. I would have on hand some either frozen colostrum or some powder, 100 IGg...the good stuff cause your colostrum will be poor in that cow. You should also keep an eye on that calf. The calf will more than likely not be as thrifty when born due to the momma being so sick. As well since the cow is run down, not only will the colostrum be poor but more than likely the quality and quanity of the milk will not be up to par. This cow with a calf nursing on her will have a hard time regaining BCS if she pulls through. She will also have a hard time rebreeding due to the stress on her body.</p><p>If you are going to consider treating and keeping her, I would pull the calf when born and bottle feed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 633871, member: 6198"] I'm back Our woody tongue cow has improved in the mouth area greatly. She however turned up open so no calf from her this year and we could not ship her because her BCS was so poor. Not to mention she would have brought nothing if we did ship her. It has taken all winter and she is just starting to look not bad. Extra hay and extra grain to put the pounds on. I should mention that the hay is crap so that makes a difference. I will have to post a pic of her today. So can your cow raise a calf properly, that remains to be seen. I would have on hand some either frozen colostrum or some powder, 100 IGg...the good stuff cause your colostrum will be poor in that cow. You should also keep an eye on that calf. The calf will more than likely not be as thrifty when born due to the momma being so sick. As well since the cow is run down, not only will the colostrum be poor but more than likely the quality and quanity of the milk will not be up to par. This cow with a calf nursing on her will have a hard time regaining BCS if she pulls through. She will also have a hard time rebreeding due to the stress on her body. If you are going to consider treating and keeping her, I would pull the calf when born and bottle feed. [/QUOTE]
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