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There appears to be a considerable amount of lack of knowledge on this board (and in the world actually) about how drugs work - of course the ads on TV add to this basic misunderstanding Here is the primer 1. To work a drug must reach its target tissue - in the case of acepromazine the target...

Mark - I like red Maines too but I create them primarily using red carriers. LLND Chili is a solid red HORNED purebred Maine bull sired by Power Plant out of a really good cow family (FRM Tryst) - he is a 1992 model with some accuracy for calving ease - AMAA # 166872. I have a Chili cow that I...

Good report but not entirely accurate - it is a human health issue not just a media issue the virus (different from "human seasonal swine flu") does not spread easily among/between people - there is no evidence of sustained human to human spread (at this time, but of coarse viruses are...

You are kidding, right?  ::) ::) ??? :o :o :o ;) :o :o :o :o ::) ::) This is a joke - red polled purebred Maine with calving ease and available semen - HOLY MOLY!! I pretty much gave up on Maine sires when the goal was black big butted and hairy The last red polled purebred Maine bull marketed...

You didn't step on my toes - my toes are just fine - I am however bothered by the cavalier way people on this board recommend powerful and dangerous drugs for cattle without a diagnosis and without acknowledging the potential dangers or discussing the withhold. And often these recommendations...

Wow CAB - that is rich! I agree with your statement that if the ears are drooping something is abnormal - BUT (gotta love the internet diagnosis without seeing the calf) inner ear infections do not usually result in swelling of the external ear canal, furthermore inner ear infections usually...

Wisconsin Opens Borders to Michigan Cattle Signaling Additional Market for State’s Producers LANSING – Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Jamie Clover Adams announced that Wisconsin will recognize Michigan’s recent bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Split...

http://www.bovinevetonline.com/bv-magazine/Make-navel-dipping-a-priority-139303813.html

I believe that there are studies - I will see if I can find them - 7% iodine is very much a drying agent and if you are using 7% iodine and your navels are moist it would suggest that the calf had a patent urachus or that you are not exposing the cord to sufficient iodine. "Tame iodine " like...

[color=purple] HOLY MOLY - IMHO if you have had to treat over 50 calves in the last 5 years for navel ill you have a management problem and I would take a closer look at colostrum management, where you cows calve (ie cleanliness) and how you treat the navels in the newborn calves - prevention...

orf - Why would you use dexamethasone, a drug that while it may decrease inflammation, also decreases the ability of the body to fight infection - especially repeating a 10 mg dose (assuming you have the cattle drug 2 mg/ml) 3 days in a row? That is generically a bad idea in the case of any...

While I agree with iodine (7% not 2% and it should be done as soon as the calf is born - may not do much 4 days later) I disagree with your assessment - once the knees are swollen the joints are infected and the calf has been septic - you may feel an infected navel or the infection may go up the...

You might also be interested to know that several individuals (that I know of) have received letters from state boards of veterinary practice to "cease and desist" practicing veterinary medicine without a license for advice on line that involved the use of prescription drugs and or was...

Good question obie - my guess is that it is easier to hand it out than to do the right thing, easier to hand it out explain why it is not legal or ethical, easier to keep clients "happy" rather that pi**ing them off, easier to hand it out because people expect you to do it, easier to hand it out...

TC1 - I am well aware that there are many people who disagree with me and that certainly is their right - I am also well aware that people drug their calves and use the excuse that they are protecting their children and the public from a potentially crazy animal, these same people have no...

HA - very funny - perhaps we should follow rule number 43 - if you can't spell it you can't use it (joke HA) Apparently you are unaware that xylazine (aka Rompun NOT Rompen) has the ability to kill a human (in the blink of an eye) and yet you would suggest that a youth mix it up in water and...

Acepromazine is NOT approved for use in cattle. As such you must meet both the extra label drug use requirements (ELDU) and AMDUCA (Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act) ...IMHO using tranquilizers in show cattle is cheating (as well as technically illegal) - yes I know it happens see...

Some things that cattle get are called zoonotic ie they can also infect (affect) humans (ie ringworm although the fungus prefers cattle it will infect humans as you know) - some things that cattle get are specific to cattle (ie the wart virus - warts) - so the short answer is NO but gloves are...

Only one female was the result of the flush - the other 2 were born in 1975 and 1979 - flush mates were born in 1973

You got her Jack - as the story goes she had 20 some grade 1 eggs but only 10 recips ready (before eggs were frozen) - 8 pregnancies resulted from the 10 recips including PTR Epinal 80E, PTR Epinal 81E, PTR Epinal 82E, PTR Epic 83E, Sundowner Epinal 84E (aka PTR Epinal 84E), and Calling View...