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rota vac is 'magic', we block calve dairy, 75 calves born alive, lost 2, 1 a crap calf, the other just died at 36 hrs.
We didn't do our rotavac, few years ago, cows grazing kale during the dry period, calves dopey/slow frustrating etc, and crypto hit, 90% mortality/bad calves.
poured diluted iodine down the remaining dry cows, new shed, and pens, end of problem, and we make sure every cow has a shot of rota vac, now, unless it's an odd one, calving out of pattern.
Tried all sorts of minerals, boluses, buckets, drenches, water dissolved, and always returned to DB, seem to work the best for us.
We didn't do our rotavac, few years ago, cows grazing kale during the dry period, calves dopey/slow frustrating etc, and crypto hit, 90% mortality/bad calves.
poured diluted iodine down the remaining dry cows, new shed, and pens, end of problem, and we make sure every cow has a shot of rota vac, now, unless it's an odd one, calving out of pattern.
Tried all sorts of minerals, boluses, buckets, drenches, water dissolved, and always returned to DB, seem to work the best for us.