bolus

I have just been into the local Mole Valley and, as is my want, bought 250 selenium and cobalt sheep boluses at 75% off. I have done this sort of thing many times in the past with things like blocks, boluses and minerals. I have always operated under the assumption that in a dried, powdered form...

Hi, Can anyone point me to a good information source which compares the various types of mineral trace bolus on the market from a precision release and longevity perspective? Thanks Kieran

I've got a calf with scour for the first time in ages. She was born not even 48 hours ago, yesterday morning she was down, very dehydrated, lethargic etc I phoned my vet and asked what she would recommend, basically lots of fluid and a jab of diatrim for ecoli I tubed get yesterday morning...

Got a demo unit here just now. Any current users on here and what's your thoughts on the system? Pros/cons of collars against eartags or bolus. Never had any system before.

Having a fair few what I can only describe as tough birth sacks. The lambs are spritely and full term, but have lost several due to the bag not breaking. Have been there when some have been born and seen them thrash about trying to unsuccessfully break the bag and I’ve been able to get to those...

Due to being so wet we housed all fat lambs and there now all gone off cake probably got about 15 acres of very big roots for ewes left. They are due in a month and I've got lifeline buckets out for them, is there anything I need to be watching grazing this? I could vit drench them tomorrow...

I’ve started lambing some been great others not so much (usual lambing ) but I’ve had a few of what I would say premature early type lambs that are alive . Some require heat lamp others not but there so fine. After a few days some have died just seems there guts can’t take it . Also getting some...

Does many of you use cattle boluses on yoyr cows? Looking about doing it to help boost fertility. Red a few bit on the net there and some suggest using boluses containing beta carotene but cant find many products for sale that have it on a quick google search, find it odd that alk trace dont...

What does Everyone recommend, I can't make my mind up. Is a squeeze crush the bees knees that they say. We currently have a self locking IAE. Dislikes, the doors are cranked so doesn't go narrow enough for a lot of smaller stuff. Sucklers amble in and don't lock it then back out, I do wonder...

Hi. Dry cows are short of protein. Had the same issue last yr and had colostrum issues for a while. Feed rep is suggesting we need at least 2 kgs of dry cow rolls &£473 a ton. Is the best solution? Through management calving issues aren’t a big issue here.

Does anyone know whether having copious amounts of lead shot lying around is harmful to worms? I've eaten plenty of shot embedded in game and vermin in my time, but my guts are rather less abrasive than a worm's. Just pondering this as I wandered over our pastures this pm, in places the...

I have an issue again with what I feel is listeriosis in ewe lambs. Or at least 1 anyway. Little back story. Not last spring but spring 22 I must have lost 10 or 12 ewes to it. A mix of ages, before and after lambing and inside and outside. Last spring didn’t have any at all. Now iv 1 lamb that...

Hi, Posting for a friend. He has roughly 200 in lamb April lambing ewes grazing kale. He's been strip grazing for the last week then opened up a big parcel in one go. 1 dead ewe, then another, and another, then 2 this morning just this week. They're not vaccinated. Fit ewes. He's moved...

Hi I'm thinking of getting a bottle of multimin for injecting calves when they are born as a precaution. The only thing is it's a around £100 a bottle of close to it. I've no issues with the price but it's 100ml bottle and it would take me a bit of time going through it. Does anyone know of...

I queried this issue on the forum once before and concluded that it may have been administration issues Firstly we are using a different sealant to usual. Ubroseal Blue. We dried off 98 cows on Friday, this morning 44 hrs later I counted leaked milk on 37 beds and pools/puddles of milk a...

Hi there we have 15 suckler cows and last year we had quite a few cows calving well over 12 months from last calf at first I put it down to the heat from the summer but realised they still hadn’t got back in calf. Had bull tested he was all good. Scanned cows again in October this time 4 weren’t...

Probably been asked some where but.. as above , fluke drench and mineral drench together yes or no (sheep)

So a well known independent foot expert mentioned at our recent Arla meeting that Biotin added to concentrate is good for lameness. Do others have it added? Does it make a difference? Thanks, CB

Got a first calver that will not take to her calf. Three weeks old now and it’s getting a bit of a bind getting her in the crush twice a day. At first she kicked out with aggression now it’s more leg lifting to knock the calf off with the odd swift kick. Calf is strong and doing great but won’t...

All bloods, forage analysis shows desperately low cobalt and low iodine (selenium and copper ok) what would be the preferred strategy re drenching /bolusing or injecting for breeding ewes and growing/fattening lambs. No apparent problems with ewes, fertility and fecundity good but lambs stall at...