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Send the calves for autopsy get a proper diagnosis and stomach tubes are the work for the devil.
If they havnt got crypto, both those are very harsh on young calves.I could be wrong but if the halcur and the parafor are not working then I think it’s not crypto.
An ex employer once told me it is basically poison in a controlled dose.If they havnt got crypto, both those are very harsh on young calves.
Half dose for 4 days works well for some...
When we had scours bad in the sucklers we tried everything bar rotavec. Half way through calving said bugger it and did everything left to calve. Every calf born from a few days after the vaccine didn’t scour where half of them before were.Done anything that I can but won't work for anything on the ground now or in the next 3 weeks
Has your vet done a blood test on young calves to see if the colostrum is giving the levels of antibodies it should. As for calving outdoors , what we do is let cow calf inside, calf in put straight into wheel barrow, out to field then cow is milked , calf in tubed with 3-4 liters and the stay out for 24-36 hrs . It seems to me that most bugs are picked up during these timesWhat do I do
Please can someone tell me what the f**k I'm doing wrong
I've now lost my fourth heifer in less than a week
They're having parafor
I've got vets (plural) coming out daily and have done for the past week
We are checking temperatures constantly and using antibiotics like sweeties
I'm tubing calves up to 4 times a day to keep them hydrated
I have literally no idea how much testing I have paid/paying for, bloods, dung etc
I know I'm sh!t and it's all my fault and I'm awful for using antibiotics etc
I do not know what to do but if I loose another calf the liklihood of me jumping of a building increases quite drastically, its absolutely soul destroying
Rotavec at £5,5 per head is as cheap as any insurance, the very least it does is reduce the problens and the first day of feed is what matterI'm open to vaccinating but don't want to waste any money on vaccinating for the wrong thing (seems to be hundreds of them available!) What do you vaccinate for?
If your going to give the calf a supplement it’s better to feed a replacer such as vet sonic platinum it’s expensive at £37 a feed but it certainly is quality when bugs are a problem or just you need colostrumThere is a colostrum supplement called locatim that our vets used to sell. I don't know if it any use but it might be worth a look? Just remembered it.
Why don’t you feed the cows milk for 2 days? Your keeping the milk out anyway? Don’t want to sound like an arse but our calves are on its mother’s milk for 2 days.No, not currently, I thought he rotavec vaccine only works if you feed cows milk for a few days? Mine only get colostrum for the first 2 feeds within 6 hours and then they're on powder
How do you feed dehydrated calves that won’t drink?Send the calves for autopsy get a proper diagnosis and stomach tubes are the work for the devil.
Same as you I expectHow do you feed dehydrated calves that won’t drink?
I tube them as there’s no other option how do you do it ?Same as you I expect
yes exactly doesn't mean I like it.I tube them as there’s no other option how do you do it ?
Of course not. I wouldn’t say an instrument that saves a calves life is the work of the devil. Just sayinyes exactly doesn't mean I like it.
I was referring to colostrum feedingOf course not. I wouldn’t say an instrument that saves a calves life is the work of the devil. Just sayin