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I ordered a ton of milk replacer and only after I had it all stacked in the barn did I realize it now contains Bovatec (they banned milk replacer have neo-tet anymore). I think it wouldn't be a bad deal to help the calves gain a bit better but I am concerned about my dog. She likes to clean up...

Has anybody ever given prostaglandin on day 6 on the CIDR Select protocol. It seems all the protocols I see from the AI studs and the like recommend the prostaglandin on day 7. I am wondering whether this is a convenience deal as day 7 is also the removal of the CIDR. I was reading the package...

I have a couple coming 3 year old Holstein cows that seem to be anestrus. I had problems with these two as heifers and had to give up on AIing and have the clean up bull get them serviced. Now they are giving me fits again. I can't seem to catch them in heat. I use Estrotect patches so I know...

I watched it last night. They were showing actual footage of the burning rig and they showed a bunch of different attempts being made to shut the well down. It was very interesting to finally get an understanding of what is going on down there. Before seeing this all I knew was they couldn't...

I was on a dairy forum yesterday and they were discussing bypass fats. I did some researching on the subject and found calcium salts of long chain fatty acids is the most common form of these energy-rich products. Later on I went to putting mineral out for the yearlings and got to reading the...

Since the other thread got locked I started this one to further the discussion. I never suggested that people start culling their herds. I suggest the problem animals be eliminated ASAP. They could keep those cows and be certain to breed to a non-carrier bull. The offspring would have to be...

I'm predicting the Vikes are going to pull out a tough one. Favre has been playing outstanding and I have a feeling they did a lot of work this week on getting the running game going. I am a bit worried with the injuries being reported. Hopefully they can get on the field and contribute. As for...

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with both of these protein supplements. This is to be used in a lactating ration for dairy cattle. I am currently using SBM and was planning to stay with it. The only reason I'm asking is a neighbor dairy is switching to canola meal because it is cheaper...

I'm curious if anybody has used Schaeffers products. I went to a demonstration yesterday where they compared there products to all the other leading lubes and it wasn't even close. Everything they showed us seemed to point to Schaeffers being far superior to anything else. There oils are a bit...

There seems to be quite a few people on this forum who don't have a location on their account. It is kind of annoying when you have no idea where these people are from when trying to answer questions and such. If you are flat out uncomfortable with posting your location fine but it would be...

Anybody ever plant BMR corn?

Has anyone seen any advantage to drying off first lactation heifers earlier in order to give them a little extra time to regroup for the second lactation? I typically run 55-60 days dry but last year I did have one first lactation heifer that was dried off a bit early (2 weeks if I remember...

Anyone using a hoop shelter for housing livestock? I am looking into putting up a barn to house my dairy cows. I've heard good things about these hoop buildings but was curious if anyone could add some likes/dislikes on how they perform.

After reading Knersie's post it made me curious about the latest born calf. I had a Holstein heifer that was bred AI to calve 5/11. The following day I put a Gelbvieh bull with her and the rest of the group to cleanup. Now I know in most cases that is a no no for the sake of sire identification...

I have a lot of sodium in my water. I have nothing but problems when I water my trees and garden. The ground gets very hard and the plants don't seem to thrive. I'm beginning to believe that the sodium is causing the soil particles to break apart. I know calcium has the opposite effect, causing...

We have never intervened with edema on dairy cows. It was always left to take care of itself. After having several cows with issues tied to the edema I went in search of something to take the swelling down. I talked to a neighbor and they claim that a shot of Lutalyse will take the swelling...

Had a beef heifer calving this morning. Had to go in and give some assistance. Crazy thing is, the calf had very little bone structure in its legs. When I put the straps on there was almost nothing to the legs, diameter wise. The head was very short and very puffed up. It reminded me of a...

Anybody have much experience with stray voltage? I'm having some issues and beginning to think it may be tied to a slight problem with stray voltage. At what level will cows become fidgety? This problem is showing up in my parlor. Thinking of trying a ground rod and grounding the stalls and...

I ran across this vaccine called Lysigin. It is a killed vaccine meant to immunize against staph aureus. I am curious if anyone has ever used this vaccine and if it actually works. I have some staph in my herd and I guess I'd like to take any measure I can to keep my heifers and younger cows...

I had a cow that had one of her teats stepped on. The end of the teat was cut off to the meat. This happened about a month ago. I didn't know what to do with her as the quarter could not be milked. I put one of those plastic inserts into the quarter to drain it empty. Sometimes it would drain on...