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antibiotics and other drugs - for newbies *updated 11/26/14*

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by Mod2 » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:28 am
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bottle calves for newbies

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by milkmaid » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:32 pm

It seems as if everyone and their dog has bottle calves nowdays, and no idea how to care for them. So, I figure it’s about time to put together a...
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pics of cow problems and other stuff -- for the newbies

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by milkmaid » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:48 pm

Thought since a picture is worth a thousand words, maybe we need a collection of pics for the newbies. :)

If anyone else has any good photos of pics...
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Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:10 pm
So you had a dead cow and don't know why (CAUTION: pics!)

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by milkmaid » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:27 pm

I've seen plenty of posts by people perplexed why they had an animal die - especially the ones that appeared healthy the hour/day/week before....
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Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:06 pm
cows calving -- for newbies -- pictures

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by milkmaid » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:49 pm

For those who wonder what normal will look like... (and those experienced folks feel free to add more to the info I've given)

Cows calving:
This...
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Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:24 am
Bull Winter Management

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by jwimberly » Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:23 am

So I tried a search and didn't come up with much. Last winter my bull had free choice hay and he got way too fat. He was with the cow herd all winter...

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Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:41 pm
Bull with stifle injury

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by TCRanch » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:37 am

Have a 3 year old bull with a stifle injury - cranial cruciate ligament injury to be specific (walks on his toe with heel elevated). And the swelling...
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Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:12 pm
eye matter

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by Tomcolvin » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:28 pm

I have 2 calves that are running yellow matter at corner of their eyes. I haven't treated them with anything yet but need to treat for blackleg...

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Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:45 pm
Calf with contracted tendons.

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by True Grit Farms » Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:49 am

Yesterday we had our first calf with contracted tendons. From what I've read doing nothing is the method of choice? My wife isn't really happy with...
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weaning problems-any ideas?

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by Nite Hawk » Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:01 am

Howdy!
I am having weaning problems this year.. I have had this issue before, but not quite this bad.. I have “thinking” cattle.. You put a plastic...

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Taking Cattle To the Vet

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by Bright Raven » Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:34 am

I was at a large Vet Clinic yesterday. The producer who bought my Broadway Bull was there with one of his herd bulls - Registered Angus. The bull was...
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Thu Nov 08, 2018 7:19 am
Bovine Intelligence

Last post by Bright Raven « Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:49 pm
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by Bright Raven » Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:58 am

This first calf heifer suffers from allergies. She frequently blows a discharge from her nostrils. She is much worse in late summer and improves in...
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Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:49 pm
Don't dismiss those Pour On Parasiticides

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by Bright Raven » Thu Mar 29, 2018 7:32 am

I met Brent Tolle, Senior Sale Rep at Merial (Boehringer Ingelheim). They make a wide range of parasiticides of every kind - drench, pour-on,...
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Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:37 pm
Pneumonia!!!

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by Coosh71 » Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:09 am

Found a heavy bred 5 yr old cow dead yesterday. Had the vet come out and we did a necropsy on her. Everything looked good, including the full term...
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Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:20 pm
safeguard wormer blocks

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by MtnCows93 » Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:03 pm

do they work? im thinking about trying them instead of pouring ivermectin. im in the process of building a new catch pen/working area and i cant...
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Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:13 pm
Baby Calves and Buzzards

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:30 am
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by Bright Raven » Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:31 am

The buzzards were worse yesterday than I have seen in four years. The cows and calves were out on the ridge top enjoying some rare sunshine. The...
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:30 am
Ag Lime Palatability

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by Vetrock » Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:37 pm

I have a high phosphorus problem with my hay. Last year I had several cattle go down due the improper Ca:P ratio. Several died. Some went down even...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:29 pm
2 week old calf with slightly curved out back leg

Last post by garnetann « Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:58 am
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by garnetann » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:32 am

I got a bottle calf, I got her a week ago from someone that said the mom had mastitis. They got tired of feeding her, and she looked kinda homely...

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Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:58 am
Vaccination question?

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by southernultrablack » Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:53 am

So I’ve given my weaning calves their first round of shots, barvac 7 and vira shield 6. Was going to booster tommorrow and needed more barvac 7 but...

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Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:23 pm
Calf plastic weaner upside down?!!!

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:25 am
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by Richnm » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:09 pm

New to registered cows and a few things. We have had cows all our life. Was given a calf weaner by a friend for a 7 month old heifer. The green...

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Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:25 am
Help!!!

Last post by Bright Raven « Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:00 am
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by Briar Ridge Angus » Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:57 pm

Had a calf born around the first of the year, within the last week he has gone from perfectly normal to a large portion of his back being without...

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Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:00 am
Mastitis

Last post by farmerjan « Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:45 pm
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by greatgerts » Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:35 am

So, have a weaned heifer that has mastitis. I'm guessing the bull calf she was with tried nursing on her. FUN...
I have been doctoring her with Today...

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Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:45 pm
Changing my health program today

Last post by Bright Raven « Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:34 am
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by Jeanne - Simme Valley » Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:30 am

I vaccinate all my cows with BS5L5HB. "Normally" I vaccinate prior to breeding. Learned I needed to be sure to vaccinate a minimum of 30...

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Last post by Bright Raven View the latest post
Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:34 am
Weaning Pic's

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:32 am
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by frank boucher » Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:07 pm

Grandson was over this afternoon,had him take some pic's of my calves,weaned them about 5 weeks earlier than usual,but they're doing fine and liking...

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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley View the latest post
Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:32 am
Lost a good one this morning

Last post by elkwc « Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:05 pm
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by Midtenn » Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:46 pm

Lost a one month old bull calf out of my best registered cow. Took him to Kord clinic and they called back this afternoon said he had a ruptured...

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Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:05 pm
Off cow

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by sassafras manor » Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:36 am

We have a 7 year old Angus that isn't eating much, has lost some condition the past two days and is restless (will sit down then back up 10 minutes...
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Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:46 pm
Antimicrobial Resistance

Last post by Dogs and Cows « Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:25 am
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by alisonb » Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:08 pm

The future of antibiotics looks glum :???:

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Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:25 am
Liver Abscess

Last post by cjmc « Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:46 pm
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by HDRider » Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:14 am

How often do your cattle develop liver abscesses while you are feeding them out for processing?

Another way of asking this is, how often do you get...

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Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:46 pm
Sissy Cow

Last post by TCRanch « Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:41 am
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by Bright Raven » Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:12 pm

I started my fall vaccinations today. I do it in 2 steps.

First round is the Fetal Protection vaccines.
1. Bovi Shield Gold One Shot which is a MLV...
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Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:41 am
Free feed Alfalfa Hay...

Last post by TCRanch « Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:28 pm
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by Frazier » Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:14 pm

Looking for thoughts on free feeding Alfalfa hay....My pastures are done..First drought then to much rain...Want to feed straight Alfalfa which is...

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