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There's a good review on abomasal bloat in calves here: http://www.hoards.com/E_animalhealth/ah11

Work hard - it's actually the path of least resistance. Slackers get extra work and the crappy jobs. Working cattle is an art and not everyone knows how to do it no matter their position or how many cows they've worked. Be willing to learn, ask for explanations, and learn to recognize it done...

Odd question for y'all but thought maybe this would be the easiest way to get some connections. I'm a 3rd year DVM student looking for an opportunity to help calve over spring break (about March 15-23rd, give or take). I've worked on feedlots (up to 40,000 hd) and ranches (up to 4500 hd) and am...

I've heard abnormally thick sacs linked to fescue... Different source of feed this year?

So those of you who use your veterinarian for herd health, do you pay on a yearly per head basis, or pay a farm call + hourly rate, or...? What would you prefer? I asked a fellow I work for and he just shrugged, said cattlemen usually just accept whatever they're given as they don't have much...

leanin'H - apparently it occurs in all species to some extent. The key search term in research is "maternal infanticide." Took some work just to figure out what to search for. :lol: I think it's mostly noticed in animals with a foster offspring - other than swine, rodents, and dogs, who seem to...

Interesting way to start a post, isn't it? So I'm taking a herd production medicine class and one of the things we've been discussing recently is why producers (beef, dairy, feedlot, hobby, large scale, etc) are using veterinarians less than in the past. And of course- the class has also been...

I had a thread awhile back asking about maternal instincts in heifers and the ones that attack their calves. I was looking at what's different between people without problems, and ones that have a lot of problems with their heifers. After evaluating the survey folks did, and talking with some...

Intriguing- thanks for the responses! I'm friends with a place that has 30%+ of their heifers like this every year, and we were discussing possible variables that could account for that. I'd like to add two more questions- 9) Do you or would you keep a heifer in the herd that displayed those...

So I was talking with a rancher recently about maternal instincts in heifers. How many of you have first-calf heifers that won't take their calf? they're intensely interested in the calf but they kick at him, roll him when he tries to stand, beller at him, etc, but if you tie the heifer up and...

I wouldn't use them... Especially not as the first round of vaccinations for naive calves. If we were talking about vaccinating mature 8 yr old cows who've been vaccinated every year since calves, and you were hard up for cash, I'd tell you it wouldn't hurt but probably won't benefit your...

Need a lot more information than has been provided for anyone to come up with a reasonable guess.... At the moment, I'm reading that you purchased 10 black and white and solid colored (red? black? purple?) calves, possibly dairy calves, all steers, several months ago (were they weaned at that...

Vedawoo between Cheyenne and Laramie is a popular hiking/picnic spot. Saratoga Hot Springs are further west out of your way but I'm told are good. The Cabelas in Sydney is good. There's an old prison on the west side of Laramie that's a popular tourist attraction (haven't been there, closed...

Was in undergrad on my way to vet school, could already run IVs, recognize most diseases... I really went for the AI/palpation part of the school and would have liked more time in the cows.

I went in May a couple years ago. It's good but I would have liked more hands-on experience. I took a Genex course (worked for them for a summer) and had a ton more AI practice. The Graham School covered IVs, treating different diseases, AI, preg checking, nutrition, repairing prolapses, and...

Only one place I've been routinely had young calves bloat. They blamed it on Clostridia spp. and treated with penicillin, vitamin B5 (helps with GI motility), and fluids. Calves had been given C/D antitoxin at birth and no one really had an answer for what Clostridia would be responsible, only...

I'd be asking the vet to take blood and/or tissue samples, maybe CSF samples too. Listeria, lead poisoning, encephalitis, other toxicities in utero (minerals, plants, etc), bacterial or viral causes in utero (BVD, neospora, IBR, etc), immune system diseases (autoimmune or hypersensitivity)...

Definitely sounds neurological. I assume it's just one side, ie the calf travels with right (or left) side leading? If you approach on the leading side, is the calf able to step away or is the non-leading side only capable of following? Does he drag his hooves on the non-leading side or pick...

The rules don't prevent lay people from doing their own vet work - I worked on a ranch last spring that did all their own c-sections, it's not a problem - but they do prevent lay people from charging for it. The only exception is doing vet work for an employer; ie if I were employed by a ranch...

Just FWIW... it is legal for someone who is not a vet to do a variety of procedures. However, it is not legal for a non-vet to charge for it. That includes spaying heifers. On the original subject, I have a relative who spays all open heifers after a 30 day breeding season. He does get a...