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Tailless calves.

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  • #2
    djmc
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    Where do you let them know


  • #3
    whelan2
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    are there many tailless calves? Dont think i ever saw one


  • #4
    Dawggone
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    are there many tailless calves? Dont think i ever saw one

    I've a couple. Not completely tail-less, about 60% missing. Can get done here for cruelty for cropping tails. I'm assuming it's sbv.


  • #5
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    djmc wrote: »
    Where do you let them know
    ICBF 023 8820222 is the number i contact them on


  • #6
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    are there many tailless calves? Dont think i ever saw one
    We had a bought cow that used throw a few with very short tails, all bulls for whatever reason, none in heifers.


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  • #7
    greysides
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    I'd say they're trying to root out deformities through genotyping. Spastic Paresis used to be seen occasionally about 25 years but has become very, very rare since then. No doubt associated with certain bulls/families now no longer in use.

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  • #8
    tanko
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    I had a calf with spastic paresis five years ago. My vet operated on her by slicing into her back leg and cutting a couple of nerves or tendons I think. Whatever she did worked and the calfs leg wasn't as straight afterwards.


  • #9
    djmc
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    Brought a je x calf born with no tail she got thrown in at knock down price as part of deal with other calves and she turned out to be one of the best cows I have a great milker and calves no problem every February or march
    Never sick or lame with the last seven years


  • #10
    Mad4simmental
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    One calf got pushed down the passage here and the scraper bit off his tail would he count? :-) Loveley red je bull I'd say icbf would pay a good few bob for him.


  • #11
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    One calf got pushed down the passage here and the scraper bit off his tail would he count? :-) Loveley red je bull I'd say icbf would pay a good few bob for him.

    :-)

    They only want his DNA


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