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I'm not a vet but I wouldn't use 3 ccs per hundred.  One of our vets was here yesterday and he used 1/100 on a big calf.  I agree give it time.  If he is up and getting around and nursing fine, I'd leave him alone. We've had plenty of overdue Heatwaves and it does not equal a hard pull.  It...

Did she have an infection after calving?  How long after calving did you re-breed her?  Sounds like a wait and see or have her ultrasounded.  I have had them discharge plenty but stay bred and all kinds of variation. What protocol did you use to set her up? 

XBAR is right.  BTDT where did you get your 30 day number?  It is flat out wrong.  If that were the case special cow sales across the country would not be full of well cared for cows that got out of sync with the rest of the herd.  Not to mention these are animals not machines.  Factor in...

How old is her calf? Is she on free choice hay?  What kind of hay? What kind of feed do you have available?

Dectomex and Cydectin have not been working here.  Cydectin did a better job reducing more types but neither cut them down like they should.  Samples are taken directly from the cows and repeated 4-5 weeks after worming so we're not picking something up off the ground. Each cow goes across the...

I don't think it's been widely available yet to know how it will work. I know we tried to get some and couldn't and I haven't checked again. We will use it as we process this spring since I like the idea of it.  We do fecals pre and post worming to find out what is and isn't working so I will...

I think there is a big difference in the Z-tag marker.  I used it side by side with the Allflex and it outlasts the Allflex by quite a bit.  The Z-tag does stay wet for quite a bit longer and I have numbers smeared on seats, buckets, etc. I do put Ritchey tags in everything that makes it out...

maineanjou87 are you in a selenium deficient area? Till Hill I am not criticizing either.  How does inducing avoid problems with a prolapse?  I may have a few more wrinkles these days but I like to think I can still learn something.

That is a new one for me.  I'm one that hasn't heard of a higher risk of infection from a vaginal prolapse either.  Or that is has anything to do with flushing.  I've ran several cows over the years that have had a prolapse.  I don't keep any of their daughters and as long as they breed back and...

Did you talk to the farmer that owned the tractor before to know how it was used? We traded a 4450 off several years ago and it did pretty much everything.  It was a decent sized tractor when new so it might have been used for a lot more than pulling something small.  We still have a few 40...

I'm in the minority of most I have talked to or read about but I didn't like our Grizzly calves at all.  We used him on a variety and he didn't work here. I'm not real convinced I-80 will add bone but I have seen a couple other places that were heavier boned than the cow.  Our I-80 calves...

I don't agree Mult Min is only for poor management situations.  We have mineral out 365 days a year without fail because we started mineral monday probably 25 years ago. We use a custom mix and/or VitaFerm and at times use chelates.  86 cows scored a 6-9 on body condition last week by vet. ...

knabe LOL! I wonder if sale management thinks this is good publicity for their sale. 

Which lot was she? I am not sure how the Whizards are working on something with 734 but we have 4 Whizards now and I am happy with each of them.  All 4 were under 80 lbs and born easy.  He seemed to square them up if they needed it and maybe some bone.  Time will tell how they mature.  These...

Not to mention the irony of pushing these cattle on a site where he's attempted to insult and belittle everyone because of his superior cattle, management, hard work, etc. I don't recall going to a breed or show sale where the buyers were looking for compensatory gain on their replacement...

Probably 20 years ago I had a heifer vet bred and she stuck.  There was no bull on or around that farm.  He was my favorite vet of all time because he would randomly stop on his way by to check on things and he stopped everyday from 14 days over until she calved.  She went 21 days over exactly...

I completely disagree that Nuflor will not kill it on it's own.  We had one cow that was a repeat, since been shipped, that I had the vet look at because he was here for something else.  He confirmed foot rot  which I knew but thought couldn't hurt to have him look.  She always was awful in the...

I am not sure where you get any "support" that foot rot is not an infection, and antibiotics do not work from the article you posted. It said spontaneous recovery "may" occur.  Maybe your're confused about what an antibiotic is or isn't?  Because CTC is still an antibiotic as far as I know. ...

I agree get that first calf on the ground and have her get up afterwards. I would use an Angus bull.  Most, if not all, of the Old Schools I've had I don't think the heifers knew they had a calf until it was hollering. I will say I haven't kept any Old School females out of some pretty good...

Is DL still around?  I don't know if you were using stuff that sat in the sun for a year or you missed the cow when you gave the shot or what.  But I know for a fact a cow treated with NuFlor or Excede will have a faster recovery.  I also know I don't have the only cows in the country where...