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Advice on calved dairy heifer needed.

  • 01-02-2014 8:00pm
    #1
    EamonKilkenny
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    I had a heifer calved the other day and as you can see from the photo is leaking milk through what was possibly an extra teat that was removed as a calf. I have kept it clean and put purple spray on it. Any way to seal this as I'm afraid of her getting mastitis.


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  • #2
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    EamonKilkenny wrote: »
    I had a heifer calved the other day and as you can see from the photo is leaking milk through what was possibly an extra teat that was removed as a calf. I have kept it clean and put purple spray on it. Any way to seal this as I'm afraid of her getting mastitis.

    I would ignore it.


  • #3
    EamonKilkenny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭EamonKilkenny


    You wouldn't be worried about any infection the fact they are on cubicles?And with the weather at the moment may be for a while yet!


  • #4
    sheebadog
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    EamonKilkenny wrote: »
    You wouldn't be worried about any infection the fact they are on cubicles?And with the weather at the moment may be for a while yet!

    Yes I would expect infection. So what? You are not milking the "quarter". British friesan or xbred?


  • #5
    EamonKilkenny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭EamonKilkenny


    Thanks for that. British Friesan. Didn't go down the x bred route.


  • #6
    sheebadog
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    EamonKilkenny wrote: »
    Thanks for that. British Friesan. Didn't go down the x bred route.

    If she gets an infection it will just rot and burst. No biggie.


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  • #7
    Brown Podzol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Brown Podzol


    I had one of these up to last year. She had eight calves and had this extra teat from when she was a heifer. She got infection on and off over the years but it never affected her and got no treatment.


  • #8
    milkprofit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭milkprofit


    EamonKilkenny wrote: »
    You wouldn't be worried about any infection the fact they are on cubicles?And with the weather at the moment may be for a while yet!

    Get her out of cubicles others might get infection fom s tale milk
    put her out in paddock then no problem


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