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Heifer with Mastitis

  • 13-06-2016 1:24pm
    #1
    Englebert Humperdink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭


    Hi all,
    I had a first calver calved this morning. Good bull calf out of RIO. When I was getting him to suck I noticed one of her front quarters in her elder was hard. When I went to milk it all that came out was a little curd. No milk at all in it. I never had a young heifer get mastitis like that. Will she loose the quarter altogether? Should I give her an injection? The quarter us not hot. Any help appreciated.


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  • #2
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    There's a good chance that she will have milk in it over a few days. She might bit a bit slack in the quarter for this year.


  • #3
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,488 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Is she sick, if not its either a blind quarter or milk will come at aome stage


  • #4
    Englebert Humperdink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭Englebert Humperdink


    She seems fine. Taking to the calf ok, quarter is not hot. Should I give her an antibiotic or just leave her alone?


  • #5
    bullnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭bullnuts


    Englebert Humperdink wrote: »
    She seems fine. Taking to the calf ok, quarter is not hot. Should I give her an antibiotic or just leave her alone?

    Check her temp Would leave alone for a few days the calf might clear her Antibiotics now may scour the calf


  • #6
    Englebert Humperdink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭Englebert Humperdink


    I thought it might all right, thanks


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  • #7
    High bike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭High bike


    Englebert Humperdink wrote: »
    I thought it might all right, thanks
    if you can put her in and milk it out twice a day


  • #8
    Englebert Humperdink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭Englebert Humperdink


    I would if there was anything to milk. The quarter is hard with nothing coming from the tit.


  • #9
    stantheman1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭stantheman1979


    She may have got summer mastitis last yr as a heifer. Ive seen it in dairy 1st calvers. Nothing u can do. It doesnt make a difference she should be well able to rear a calf on 3 spins.


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