Dairy Farming General

mahoney_j

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Is there any other wormer for dosing milking cows apart from eprinex?

Eprizero

Greengrass1

mahoney_j wrote: »

Eprizero

That's the one. Couldn't think of the name

loveta

mahoney_j wrote: »

Eprizero

Is there much difference in price??

Greengrass1

loveta wrote: »

Is there much difference in price??

Very little I think. 220 online for eprizero and 240 for eprinex in coop

freedominacup

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Very little I think. 220 online for eprizero and 240 for eprinex in coop

How many cwt for your money on each though?

Greengrass1

freedominacup wrote: »

How many cwt for your money on each though?

Ye lost me free? O don't understand these old terms

Greengrass1

Anyone ever make up a crate for putting in front of tractor loader to hold calves?
Thinking of making one so I van bring up calves from fields in the autumn. Its a pain having to bring new borns up to the shed

moy83

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Anyone ever make up a crate for putting in front of tractor loader to hold calves?
Thinking of making one so I van bring up calves from fields in the autumn. Its a pain having to bring new borns up to the shed

Ive seen a few cages made up for transport boxes for that job

Greengrass1

moy83 wrote: »

Ive seen a few cages made up for transport boxes for that job

Good idea. But I'd have to buy one if them first.

Timmaay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Anyone ever make up a crate for putting in front of tractor loader to hold calves?
Thinking of making one so I van bring up calves from fields in the autumn. Its a pain having to bring new borns up to the shed

Hmm not a bad idea, just use an old IBC cage. I wouldn't mind knocking up something for the back of the quad, all I need is a spare axle, weld on any sorta drawbar, a basic floor and fire the IBC ontop.

Greengrass1

Timmaay wrote: »

Hmm not a bad idea, just use an old IBC cage. I wouldn't mind knocking up something for the back of the quad, all I need is a spare axle, weld on any sorta drawbar, a basic floor and fire the IBC ontop.

Friends brother is after making up one for there place. May get the dimensions off it. He has it on wheels but has loader brackets on it so you can use it to move calves around. Holds 5 or 6 calves I think

Timmaay

I'd just use the fencing trailer I have but its abit heavy in wet weather to be dragging it out in the fields. Big enough for 2 calves would be plenty, so the IBC is perfect.

RightTurnClyde

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Friends brother is after making up one for there place. May get the dimensions off it. He has it on wheels but has loader brackets on it so you can use it to move calves around. Holds 5 or 6 calves I think

Been meaning to make one for a while now. What I need it for is to move new borns from calving shed to calf shed in spring. I was thinking along the lines of the loader ideas aswell, but I was thinking of just hooks that the top pole of the shear grab could hook onto.( the cage would sit out in front of the grab) . So you wouldn't have to take off the grab every time you need to move a calf.

visatorro

Got milk recording results back today. One cows scc is over five million, she's in trouble!!

Greengrass1

visatorro wrote: »

Got milk recording results back today. One cows scc is over five million, she's in trouble!!

What will you do with her? Dry her off?

RightTurnClyde

God invented sheep so horses wouldn't feel so stupid

Timmaay

visatorro wrote: »

Got milk recording results back today. One cows scc is over five million, she's in trouble!!

Bulk tank was up to 450k afew weeks back, the milk recording showed up a random 9 million cow! Removed her and it dropped right back to 200k!

visatorro

Only calved a month . Il keep her outta the tank anyway. I might sample her and try with whichever antibiotic is recommended. If that doesn't work, it's the hook. Fifth lactation

Greengrass1

visatorro wrote: »

Only calved a month . Il keep her outta the tank anyway. I might sample her and try with whichever antibiotic is recommended. If that doesn't work, it's the hook. Fifth lactation

Have ye got a cmt test? Find out what quarter in infected, take sample and find out what bug us in her

visatorro

Cmt? I was just gonna send each quarter to the lab see what I get back

Greengrass1

visatorro wrote: »

Cmt? I was just gonna send each quarter to the lab see what I get back

California milk test.
Its a purple liquid. Ye take a squirt from each quarter onto a paddle. Put cmt liquid into milk and swirl it around. Which ever milk curdles like custard is infected.
Ye can get it in the local coop I'd say

Timmaay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

California milk test.
Its a purple liquid. Ye take a squirt from each quarter onto a paddle. Put cmt liquid into milk and swirl it around. Which ever milk curdles like custard is infected.
Ye can get it in the local coop I'd say

Use washing up liquid, mixed with 4 parts of water instead, its cheaper. I'm sure ya could just use a cup or something instead of the cmt paddle if ya want to fine out asap which is the dodgy quarter.

Greengrass1

Timmaay wrote: »

Use washing up liquid, mixed with 4 parts of water instead, its cheaper. I'm sure ya could just use a cup or something instead of the cmt paddle if ya want to fine out asap which is the dodgy quarter.

Ah tried that. Not nearly as accurate tbh. And messy too

satstheway

Dettol all we ever used here but the paddle is handy. Got the proper fluid once used it but back to dettol again

Milked out

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Anyone ever make up a crate for putting in front of tractor loader to hold calves?
Thinking of making one so I van bring up calves from fields in the autumn. Its a pain having to bring new borns up to the shed

Neighbour made one up, he made it big enough so you could work out of it as well, similar to the crates used on building sites for the loadalls, may be possible to pick one up handy enuv with things being quiet on the sites these days

whelan2

visatorro wrote: »

Only calved a month . Il keep her outta the tank anyway. I might sample her and try with whichever antibiotic is recommended. If that doesn't work, it's the hook. Fifth lactation

have one similar, factory this week, after i wash out cluster i spray teat spray into cluster before puttung it on next cow

loveta

visatorro wrote: »

Only calved a month . Il keep her outta the tank anyway. I might sample her and try with whichever antibiotic is recommended. If that doesn't work, it's the hook. Fifth lactation

At five million I reckon your fighting a loosening battle, and her being 7 years old. Would you try and sell her for sucking calves save yourself 50 quid on drugs and get rid of the risk of her spreading it

Viewtodiefor

visatorro wrote: »

Only calved a month . Il keep her outta the tank anyway. I might sample her and try with whichever antibiotic is recommended. If that doesn't work, it's the hook. Fifth lactation

Get rid of her quick before she spreads it to others then you will be looking AT a huge problem! I know she be a nice cow etc etc but you got to look at the big picture

Mulumpy

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Get rid of her quick before she spreads it to others then you will be looking AT a huge problem! I know she be a nice cow etc etc but you got to look at the big picture

I had a 5 million cow on first recording last year. Milked her in last row for rest of year and treated with strong dry cow tubes. Recorded 57 last month.

Viewtodiefor

Mulumpy wrote: »

I had a 5 million cow on first recording last year. Milked her in last row for rest of year and treated with strong dry cow tubes. Recorded 57 last month.

Had one or two like that myself two years ago they weren't 5mil more like 2. Had a heifer this yr was 2 million. She's grand now. You would have to take the cows history into account but huge risk of it spreading unless u keep her last ( which is hassle )