lack of milk??

Farmer Dan

Advice please!!

I had a cow abort her calf @ 7 & 1/2 months 10 days ago. I Got a calf for her two days ago. She has taken to the calf no problem but she hasn't much milk. What should I be feeding her or is there anything I can give her to help her produce more milk. Thanks in advance.

triggerharvey

in my opinion farmer dan u should have put her in the trailer and headed for the mart

biddy2013

get a bag of dairy nuts , some nice silage and hopefully she will have some milk

Farmer Dan

triggerharvey, she's only a young cow. This would have been her 5th calving including 2 sets of twins so I thought she is worth the effort.
I'm in the situation now so just want to know what others have done in this situation.

Farmer Dan

biddy2013 wrote: »

get a bag of dairy nuts , some nice silage and hopefully she will have some milk

Thanks biddy. Started her with them this morning. Just wondering is there anything else I can do to help the situation.

Blue Holland

Let her out for few hours get bit of grass, if that don't bring her to her milk nothing will.

farmerjj

biddy2013 wrote: »

get a bag of dairy nuts , some nice silage and hopefully she will have some milk

+1 and also make sure calf is getting enough milk for the first week or two while cow is increasing in condition/milk

milkprofit

Farmer Dan wrote: »

Advice please!!

I had a cow abort her calf @ 7 & 1/2 months 10 days ago. I Got a calf for her two days ago. She has taken to the calf no problem but she hasn't much milk. What should I be feeding her or is there anything I can give her to help her produce more milk. Thanks in advance.

Have u blood tested her

Deepsouthwest

Blue Holland wrote: »

Let her out for few hours get bit of grass, if that don't bring her to her milk nothing will.

++1 on that, there's a reason why dairy farmers try to get grass into the diet as quick as possible after calving

hugo29

also an injection you can get to bring her to milk, but it dependant on her having milk to start and helps her release it, forget the name, clos.... something or other

Brown Podzol

hugo29 wrote: »

also an injection you can get to bring her to milk, but it dependant on her having milk to start and helps her release it, forget the name, clos.... something or other

Oxytocin. Helps milk let down,but like you said the cow has to have milk first. If grass can't do it, it can't be done.

Farmer Dan

milkprofit wrote: »

Have u blood tested her

Ya. Bloods back today. Negative for lepto, salmonella & brucelossis. Th

Farmer Dan

Things looking up. Gave her dairy nuts & let her out for few hour's everyday & milk seems to be coming. Calf in great form. Thanks for all the helpfull advice.

Farmer Dan

Things looking up. Gave her dairy nuts & let her out for few hour's everyday & milk seems to be coming. Calf in great form. Thanks for all the helpfull advice.

milkprofit

Farmer Dan wrote: »

Ya. Bloods back today. Negative for lepto, salmonella & brucelossis. Th

what about neosporia