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Do you dry off/tube your suckler cows?

  • 16-11-2019 8:54pm
    #1
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,223 ✭✭✭✭


    Have never tubed ours and touch wood all has been fine

    Do you tube suckler cows at drying off? 33 votes

    No
    51% 17 votes
    Yes teat sealer only
    45% 15 votes
    Yes antibiotic tube only
    0% 0 votes
    Yes teat sealer and antibiotic tube
    3% 1 vote
    Other
    0% 0 votes


Comments

  • #2
    hopeso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭hopeso


    Well, I answered, even though you already know the answer...... ;)


  • #3
    Lime Tree Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,884 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    In the past we did have two cows on slats who got mastitis after weaning (different years). Since then it has been dry cow tubes. Then 2 yrs ago decided to try 50:50 and last year it was seals only. It’s more for peace of mind and really.


  • #4
    hopeso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭hopeso


    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    In the past we did have two cows on slats who got mastitis after weaning (different years). Since then it has been dry cow tubes. Then 2 yrs ago decided to try 50:50 and last year it was seals only. It’s more for peace of mind and really.

    Similar story here. Had a number of cases of mastitis on the slats post weaning. Using dry cow tubs for years now at weaning


  • #5
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Voted antibiotic only but with the big asterisk that it’s autumn calvers only.


  • #6
    SuperTortoise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,173 ✭✭✭SuperTortoise


    Never had a case after weaning, never used anything either. Summer mastitis was a big problem here in dry cows though.


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