Cud Balls

RD10

Ive a couple of 8-9 month old heifers throwing up a fair few Cud balls.
anyone had this before & any tips or tricks to help get rid of it?

Mooooo

RD10 wrote: »

Ive a couple of 8-9 month old heifers throwing up a fair few Cud balls.
anyone had this before & any tips or tricks to help get rid of it?

It's likely to be the silage, are they getting the same stuff as other cattle?

Injuryprone

Salt licks I think

RD10

All getting the same. ive to dose them yet, waiting the reccomended 6-8 weeks to do that which will be the next week or two.
Ive heard about trying bread soda or natural yogurt on them.

mahoney_j

Rock salt

freedominacup

RD10 wrote: »

All getting the same. ive to dose them yet, waiting the reccomended 6-8 weeks to do that which will be the next week or two.
Ive heard about trying bread soda or natural yogurt on them.

Bread soda.

RD10

freedominacup wrote: »

Bread soda.

How often would you give it to them? daily?

MFdaveIreland

mix some straw into the silage , create a bit of sodium bicarbonate in the saliva from more chewing and increase the rumen pH, also you could give sodium bicarbonate, cud balls from excess acidity

Never wrestle with pigs

Bit of straw with the silage

freedominacup

RD10 wrote: »

How often would you give it to them? daily?

You can buy it by the 20kg bag. Daily. A shake on a bit of meal.

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Bread soda on the silage

The man in red and black

Get the silage tested. Posters above spot on about the acidity of the silage playing a role. Free choice bicarb will help. Testing the silage will give an indication if you will get away with this or need to mix it with straw/hay