Retained Placenta's

Durrus Boy

Have a couple of cows that calved a few days early and they held onto their cleansing for a few days. What do you guys do for these. Metricure or antibiotic washout???

Thanks

Who2

Don’t know about the washout but I’d be giving them minerals,seaweed or iodine or a combination of all to the rest of them.

Durrus Boy

Who2 wrote: »

Don’t know about the washout but I’d be giving them minerals,seaweed or iodine or a combination of all to the rest of them.

All cows bolused and silage dusted with pre-calver. It's really the fact they dropped their calves a little early and so held a little of the placenta for a couple of days. I just want to ensure metritis isn't an issue in them..
Cheers..

Wildsurfer

Durrus Boy wrote: »

All cows bolused and silage dusted with pre-calver. It's really the fact they dropped their calves a little early and so held a little of the placenta for a couple of days. I just want to ensure metritis isn't an issue in them..
Cheers..

A shot of estrumate 21 days after calving is what I use on cows like this. Helps to expel any bad stuff remaining.

freedominacup

Wildsurfer wrote: »

A shot of estrumate 21 days after calving is what I use on cows like this. Helps to expel any bad stuff remaining.

A shot of oxytocin within 6 hours of calving is much more effective for this.

freedominacup

Durrus Boy wrote: »

Have a couple of cows that calved a few days early and they held onto their cleansing for a few days. What do you guys do for these. Metricure or antibiotic washout???

Thanks

Either or both depending on the severity of the infection.

blackdog1

Durrus Boy wrote:

All cows bolused and silage dusted with pre-calver. It's really the fact they dropped their calves a little early and so held a little of the placenta for a couple of days. I just want to ensure metritis isn't an issue in them.. Cheers..

Most blouses are poor for iodine. Cosecure I is what I use and find it excellent. If cows are not cleaning and are in good condition it's either a problem with mineral deficiency or silage quaoo(too high nitrogen in silage etc)

wrangler

blackdog1 wrote: »

Most blouses are poor for iodine. Cosecure I is what I use and find it excellent. If cows are not cleaning and are in good condition it's either a problem with mineral deficiency or silage quaoo(too high nitrogen in silage etc)

I used to spray the shoulder with tincture iodine with a dosing gun along with bolus for a month before calving.
I always thought it improved things

orm0nd

last few years we do absolutely nothing with cows that keep the cleanings and find they have the same conception rate as when we were messing with needles & heaven forbid going back decades ago washing out .

every body will have a few, especially this year as for some reason a lot of cows calved before time,

as stated if it's an on going problem then minerals etc need to investigated

patsy_mccabe

Isn't a bit of ivy supposed to help them clean.

einn32

orm0nd wrote: »

last few years we do absolutely nothing with cows that keep the cleanings and find they have the same conception rate as when we were messing with needles & heaven forbid going back decades ago washing out .

every body will have a few, especially this year as for some reason a lot of cows calved before time,

as stated if it's an on going problem then minerals etc need to investigated

Interesting. Not even if they are sick?

tanko

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Isn't a bit of ivy supposed to help them clean.

The older generation have great fairh in feeding ivy for cattle wirh any ailment.
Cattle always go mad for it anyway.

orm0nd

einn32 wrote: »

Interesting. Not even if they are sick?

that's a different scenario, if they're sick they will be treated,

how many get sick

I reckon less than 3% here anyhow.