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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 247393" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>She was given to me with the (obvious - LOL) condition that she had to have surgery for an LDA. I picked out the smallest calves I had at the moment and grafted them on because I feel a cow HAS to have calves on or she's not "paying her way". </p><p></p><p>It really was just an experiment - I was told I could have her, and so I said OK, took her to my vet, and crossed my fingers that he was as good as everyone said he was. LOL. And he was. She recovered fine, although she didn't put that weight back on. I think there was two reasons for that 1) she was lactating, and it is nearly impossible to get weight on a lactating cow, and 2) those knock knees obviously caused her pain, and my vet informed me that "pain takes energy" -- which IMO explains why I could not get weight on her. Probably couldn't have even if I'd never put calves on.</p><p></p><p>She was about average cents/lb for holstein cows going through. I watched several sell and most were right around 21. Saw one go for .2/lb -- infected eye that was swelled shut. At first they wouldn't bid on KK and they dropped down to 15...10...oh I was worried!</p><p></p><p>Turns out the good picture I have of her front end is on the laptop computer, which my Dad has at the moment. I'll have the 'puter back on Saturday and I'll show ya'll what I'm talking about then. Bet you've <em>never </em>seen anything like it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 247393, member: 852"] She was given to me with the (obvious - LOL) condition that she had to have surgery for an LDA. I picked out the smallest calves I had at the moment and grafted them on because I feel a cow HAS to have calves on or she's not "paying her way". It really was just an experiment - I was told I could have her, and so I said OK, took her to my vet, and crossed my fingers that he was as good as everyone said he was. LOL. And he was. She recovered fine, although she didn't put that weight back on. I think there was two reasons for that 1) she was lactating, and it is nearly impossible to get weight on a lactating cow, and 2) those knock knees obviously caused her pain, and my vet informed me that "pain takes energy" -- which IMO explains why I could not get weight on her. Probably couldn't have even if I'd never put calves on. She was about average cents/lb for holstein cows going through. I watched several sell and most were right around 21. Saw one go for .2/lb -- infected eye that was swelled shut. At first they wouldn't bid on KK and they dropped down to 15...10...oh I was worried! Turns out the good picture I have of her front end is on the laptop computer, which my Dad has at the moment. I'll have the 'puter back on Saturday and I'll show ya'll what I'm talking about then. Bet you've [i]never [/i]seen anything like it. [/QUOTE]
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