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Where are you located? If you are worried about frothy bloat from grazing Alfalfa there is a product called Alfasure that you put in the drinking water to prevent frothy bloat If you have a cow with frothy bloat you can inject it right into the rumen

There is a good IV solution called CalPhos that you can give. The bottles have hangers on the bottom so you can hang it on the fence and run it into the cow. Contains: Calcium (Equivalent to 26.68% w/v calcium gluconate) 12.42 grams Magnesium (Obtained from 23.07 grs. magnesium chloride)...

I do sell Alfasure but only in Canada so littlejoe in Montana will have to keep feeding Tide detergent to his cows ;) Alfasure is OTC, you don't have to get it from your vet, just like laundry detergent ;) And I'm not a guy ;) My agenda is to find out what is going on in BC, Canada and to help...

96 cow calf pairs- red angus 100% alfalfa 45 acres

Thanks for the all the replies! I agree bloat guard, etal and all the other similar products on the market don't work. I have seen bloat guard fed as a mixture with a grain supplement. However, bloat prevention cannot be guaranteed because the product is given free-choice, and cow intake is...

Where in BC are you located?

Wondering who in the province of BC is grazing alfalfa? I understand producers have been reluctant to plant and graze alfalfa because of the losses encountered with frothy bloat but with the water additive Alfasure (Poloxalene) mortality on grazing alfalfa can be reduced to almost zero. So...