DA's

[buffalo_soldier]

Blooming things. Must be at least 18month since my last one. Then 2 In 24 hours, and to cap it off they are both RDA's.

 

[Yatesbros1]

Got one here today just the same,vet doesnt think operating is an option,turned it out for an hour this afternoon,let it graze a bit .Must be 3 years since last one.

 

[Fergieman]

Toggle or operate? what is your prefered option?

 

[Shep]

Had one last year, the vet wanted to operate but the cow proved too feisty, so he toggled her as a compromise, worked well even though he had little faith in the toggle himself.

 

[Shep]

Anyone ever try dosing with coffee?

 

[Monty]

Wouldn't worry too much we had 5 LDA's and 2 RDA's last winter out of 22 calvings . They all went on to milk very well just having issues getting 2 back in calf.

 

[Blue.]

We ran for 3 years only having one,then we must have had 15 this year,have gone back to a high straw diet for my dry cows,I'll tell you in 12months if it has been better.

Had a very feisty 2nd calver twist and before we could toggle her she'd got up and ran off,despite being sedated she has been fine since.

 

[jimmer]

i was going to ignore this thread , but then realised i started a thread on scc so thought it would be rude

had a no breed cow doing 40l come bulling , milked dropped , then dropped more then dried up to nothing over five days , no mastitis or illness , she went sunken eyed on day 7 and died on day eight
vet said probably a RDA that torsioned

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Anyone ever try dosing with coffee?

Yes. Only ever had 1 RDA that I know of and we did successfully treat her with coffee. She did however die 12 months later and she was post mortemed and cause of death was peritonitis.

 

[Hotspur]

Had one suspect last week, dropped from 50kg to 28kg, had vet out to check for a DA but she was just ketotic 4.4 on the meter, pumped her with glycerol plus and she was fine next day.

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

The last one we had was the nutter cow. Five of us somehow managed to restrain her enough for vet to administer sedative. While she was hogtied and wrestled by five the vet was able to toggle her. Couldn't pump any fluid in to her as she had enough, shook us all off as we tried to roll her back on to her front got herself untied, het up and a tactical retreat was quickly agreed on. Started giving the dry cows some hay once they where housed this back end.

 

[rc mx110]

Are low yielders less prone? as don't think ive seen one

 

[multi power]

Are low yielders less prone? as don't think ive seen one

top class management its called, think ive seen one since I left school over 20 years ago

 

[bovine]

Are low yielders less prone? as don't think ive seen one

Less prone, but I'd say we see more on less well run farms where the cows would yield much better if fed and managed properly.

I don't think I've seen a DA for at least 6 weeks. That's a long time for me. Now that you mention it.

 

[rc mx110]

So.what causes it?

 

[multi power]

So.what causes it?

poor management

 

[rc mx110]

poor management

In what way tho???
Some would call my way no management.

 

[multi power]

In what way tho???
Some would call my way no management.

need plenty of fibre in dry period to keep the rumen full would be a good start

 

[bovine]

So.what causes it?

Bad transition management.

Known risk factors include:

• milk fever (possibly including sub clinical milk fever)
  
• twins
• ketosis (slow fever)
• metritis
• mastitis
• assisted calvings
• over fat cows
• fatty liver

 

[multi power]

In what way tho???
Some would call my way no management.

no management, are you my dad ?