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Is anyone on here feeding choline to their cows instead of kexxtone bolusing them? Anyone doing it after calving too, and if so for how long? How are/have you found it? Thanks

With my new vets as part of a package I have monthly body condition scoring + mobility scoring done by a vet tech. I had the first visit last week and am just trying to work out what to do with the data. Mobility scoring is easy, anything 3 pick up asap in one big session, score 2 is easy again...

So whilst I've been disappointed with my cows yields this year there have been one or two star performers who are still milking well The main one I'm worried about is dear old zandra from woodmarsh, she's only a first calver but is due again in March. Problem is she's still doing nearly 40...

So in the latest antics of why I've had a f**king enough, a portion of the milkers (25ish) escaped last night and have broken through my gates (and of course bent them in the process) ans then helped themselves to a tonne of dry cow rolls, 1-2 t of calf cake and half a tonne of grass seed Do I...

If a cow is scanned carrying twins what do you do differently? Longer dry period? Feed more cake during dry period? Boluses/minerals? More than usual here scanned with twins. Hate them. Always have trouble with the second cleansing. Every time the wife gave birth, the mid wife gave her a jag of...

The true cost of ketosis lies in effect on cow health Kate Heller MRCVS Elanco Ruminant Technical Consultant and Dairy Farmer Approximately 75% of disease in dairy cows typically happens in the first month after calving (Ref 1), with around half of dairy cows experiencing some sort of...

Does anyone have someone that they would recommend? We calve seasonally through late Summer and Autumn and often find that cows don't do as well as they should. I think our main issues are poorly balanced buffer feeding when out at grass, poor protein/energy balance when housed usually resulting...

Probably lost count the amount of ‘down cow’ threads on here. But abyway, experience tells me I’m wasting my time, but a cow that had her 9th calve 2 days ago went wobbly this morning, had calcium when she calved. Put her in a pen and gave her foston and antiflamitory, went back she’s flat out...

hi all, we've had 9 cows with ketosis so far this spring (we spring block calve). We might get 1 or 2 most years. It's a hell of a jobbto get them back too. They've had a full course of keto said and steroids. This brings their blood ketones back to where they should be, but they still don't...

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Never answered your question about Bulls @Big_D In the past I’ve worked with some top Ayrshire herds but avoided using them myself until I was up and running. Looking to dip my toes into the breed now. Any tips/things to look out for tff Ayrshire cow men?

Last night i attended a AHDB meeting with Gordie Jones at Penrith, it was brilliant over 110 people there he spoke for 2.5 hours solid and i never saw a single person asleep. He was genuinely extremely good. The evening was over subscribed, not everyone who wanted to go could get a place...

hi just wondered what other people's diets are for cows 3-4 weeks off calving , just I have been experiencing some retained cleansings,the milk fever is ok tested some cows fresh calved and there calcium status was ok ! The cows are looking well before calving but I have been getting 1 out of 8...

Just wondered what's the best way to add extra energy to the diet to minimise condition loss without feeding extra sugars or starch. The last time we added Megalac we had a drop in milk. We don't feed tmr. Thanks in advance

Cow went down with milk fever before calving, had calcitrace bolus and bottle of calcium, this perked her up and had an assisted calving not tight and cleansed. Still can't stand up, can lift her with hip lifter and she walks about absolutely fine, eats and drinks but when she parks up again she...

Anybody tried it, boosts cows immune system around calving. Used it here on about 50 cows and I seen a definite reduction in antibiotics.

trying to revive the ni milk price thread from the other forum which has nearly died, we differ from the rest of the uk in that most of our raw milk is "exported" to ireland and with brexit,europe what this holds for us. also most of our dairy products are exported which leaves us very exposed...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37055471 Wow thats a hell of a commitment. I don't think its possible or will it leadto a two tier marketplace? Treated and untreated?

Anybody using velactis, our vets have been encouraging their clients to use it on certain cows as an aid to drying off, havent used it myself but for anybody who has you should maybe read the link below...