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<blockquote data-quote="Princess Pooper" data-source="post: 4183732" data-attributes="member: 971"><p>Not quite sure where you are coming from with that one and that has upset me. We have not put down any bull calves on this farm in the last 25 years apart from one. That had a broken leg calving. Most would have shot it there and then. But no, we felt guilty as it was a calving jack injury, so paid for the vet to come and plaster it but unfortunately it didn't heal. Vet came to change plaster (to allow for growth) and concluded it was infected so euthanased it. So 2 vet visits (solely for that calf, not visiting farm for any other reason) oh say £100 when we could have just shot it. I do not have time to debate this now [USER=1651]@Pasty[/USER] I got to bed at 12.15 and was up at 5.45 and have just (10 am) come in for my breakfast, due to tending new born calves - including our one bull calf. I hope you re-read my post but in the meanwhile suggest you look up why most vets recommend removing the calf (heifer or bull) from the dam at the earliest opportunity as best practice. I will explain why we do it when we have time, but I am busy today as I am hosting a visit of Defra interns who wanted to visit a farm and learn about bovine TB. Yesterday I hosted a visit from our local Mencap group. We are not cold blooded murderers here nor are most dairy farmers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Princess Pooper, post: 4183732, member: 971"] Not quite sure where you are coming from with that one and that has upset me. We have not put down any bull calves on this farm in the last 25 years apart from one. That had a broken leg calving. Most would have shot it there and then. But no, we felt guilty as it was a calving jack injury, so paid for the vet to come and plaster it but unfortunately it didn't heal. Vet came to change plaster (to allow for growth) and concluded it was infected so euthanased it. So 2 vet visits (solely for that calf, not visiting farm for any other reason) oh say £100 when we could have just shot it. I do not have time to debate this now [USER=1651]@Pasty[/USER] I got to bed at 12.15 and was up at 5.45 and have just (10 am) come in for my breakfast, due to tending new born calves - including our one bull calf. I hope you re-read my post but in the meanwhile suggest you look up why most vets recommend removing the calf (heifer or bull) from the dam at the earliest opportunity as best practice. I will explain why we do it when we have time, but I am busy today as I am hosting a visit of Defra interns who wanted to visit a farm and learn about bovine TB. Yesterday I hosted a visit from our local Mencap group. We are not cold blooded murderers here nor are most dairy farmers. [/QUOTE]
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