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    Tricks for getting a cow to take a calf that is not hers???

    We have used the calf skin method in the past. I have not done it for a long time. These days we will use a product called O No MO, it used to be called orphan no more. It is a powder you sprinkle on the replacement calf's back and seems to confuse the cow and lets her take the replacement calf...
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    Heat Wave

    I have used a heat wave so named infrared and got very nice solid red calves and one shorthorn patterned heifer that look very nice.
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    Hay

    Millet hay can be very good BUT it should be tested for nitrates. High nitrate hay is hard on kidneys of horses ( can be fatal I understand )  for cattle certain classes of cattle can consume high nitrate. Pregnant cows are not included. I currently am feeding high nitrate feed to yearling calves.
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    Fit v. Blow

    I guess I don't like full fit shows. What's wrong with the bone you were born with? I understand making your animal look as good as it NATURALLY is , but adding to? Blow and show allows you to grow hair and have an advantage over those of us without the genetics to do so, you can still clip a...
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    carcass quality review

    Greetings Knabe, I was startled and pleased to see your post about the high dollar farm. I am an Avard / Waynoka boy myself and went to school with the one not in jail. Just thought I'd speak up, its good to know that someone knows about our part of the world, even if you do live in Ca.
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    Genetic testing

    Thanks for the help, some of us really need it !!!  SN Okie Boy
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    Genetic testing

    ^Thank You for trying to answer my question.  My heifers are not registered and are from several different sires so some of them need the TH test and some of them need PHa test. Can I send all in the same box or do I need to send samples for one test in a different box than those for the other...
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    Genetic testing

    I have several heifers to test. Some potential TH and some PHa.  Do I need to send samples separate or can I send them together, well marked? They have to be well marked anyway. Going to vet Monday AM. So kind of need answer soon.  Longtime reader, first time questioner. I have learned so much...
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