Had a fr heifer calf born this morning in cubicle shed. Cow due 15th January. I served a few in early April as I was penalised for not supplying enough milk last January. A sexed mo salah calf. All good. Best of luck for calving 2022
Ya, at just 2 days old. No need to worry about it. I noticed that even when I start to feed very young calves meal, they pass some blood in the dung.
Thanks for the replies it's put my mind at ease.
Yeah I noticed him passing a bit of blood also after he made that dung but like ye said once he's not sick I'll leave him be.
And that’s a wrap! Get took to day 3 to suck but glad to have all done.
Looks like the best of mine ( at a month old !! 😋 ) Fair animal
I was thinking of using him on some heifers this year. he's supposed to be easy calving.
Ye we have an Angus stock bull out of him with our pedigree herd. They have all so far carried over their time . Not what we were expecting.
Waiting for a cow to calve here. She is gone 296 days and a day or two to go. Checked my records and last year she went 297 days.
All the cows I had used him on fired out the calves no problem
Well she calved during the night. 298 days, but still 3 weeks earlier than last year. Large Bull calf.
That’s a serious pair. What’s the breeding involved?
Cow is Foreman x Alfy. Calf is from my own Gamin Bull.
Looks a serious calf,stick up a pic of him standing if u can Patsy
Great breeding and a bag of milk to boot.
Have a foreman cow myself, calved 2 days after the tb test in February, day before the reading calves a great long Ampertaine Majestic bull calf on her own. No one spotted her. By the time we did, calf was dead. Absolutely sickening. Not sure was it a puck or what from the test, or did the calf die at birth, she was a few days early, but a serious calf.
Had told myself no passengers, so she was to go, even left her go a cycle or 2, then about a month ago I gave her a straw of Pabo Peredur, she kept 1st time. I don’t think it was her fault so I gave her 1 last chance, and with foreman straws making the money the are at the moment, she was worth the go.
Still sickened over her calf every time is look at her!
I know I asked about scour in a 2 day old calf previously but asking again as have two calves about 10 days old which have different type of scour for last day or two.
Anything to worry about or just leave them be. Sucking cows and seem to be in good form.
thanks again
With calves like that we would give a "pink" tablet if it was still showing the following day. Did you check the temperature, the nose cold, still drinking milk.
I didn't check the temperature as you wudn't catch them too handy out the field :)
They are still drinking alright. Was thinking of putting them in and giving a shot of Bimastat tomorrow.
What's the name of the pink tablet you use
We’re the born inside or outside, have you had any bother with crypto? Once calves are out, sucking and in good form i wouldn’t be too worried, heavy rain like today seems to make young calves scour plenty. Do you vaccinate cows for Rotavirus?
I think I’d take a sample of dung from the second pic calf before treatment and get it tested at the vets.
That 2nd pic doesn't look right. Is it bloody? I had calf with similar brown-blood red few weeks back. Vet gave me some stuff for her, can't remember exactly but I had to tube her for a couple of days. Got her early so couple days inside out of the rain saved her.
1st pic looks normal enough. I've few calves that suck any cow they can get near & can be like that. Never an issue with them.
Yes they were born inside and let out after a day or two as soon as weather allowed.
Cows were done with Rotavec Corona alright. Have had a touch of blood scour in most calves this year but none really sick from it.
I have been trying to get a heifer from this lady for the last 6 years, finally got a nice little Shorthorn out of her. She is a lovey quite cow, vet even tested her last year without putting her up the crush as she was too wide on the point of calving..
Out of interest what SH bull is she by?
Progressive Genetics EMS, its all that was in the tank that day...
Pedigree Angus cow born December 2008, had her 12th calf yesterday. Calf's front legs are a bit iffy. He was drinking her this evening
Twins
I had bent front legs on a few animals this year. All came right. There is very little you can do other than hope for the best.
Happy days with twins!
Quick question for ye folks, had a bull calf born there about 10 days ago, had trouble getting him to suck (tongue hanging out for a few days and he just seemed lethargic and dull). Tubed him twice and vet gave him selenium injection I think it was to get him sucking. He’s still dopey and looked to be dehydrated last night, gave him electrolyte’s and bottle fed him 2L of milk cause he’s not sucking the mother enough, you could tell by him the belt was never full and she had a big bag of milk.
anything else I can do for him? Or just keep with the electrolytes and bottle feeding him until he gets the energy/knack to suckle properly?
Check his tongue, a cut on the tongue will be hurting, preventing him from sucking.
Did he get enough biestings after he was born?
Yea he would have gotten about 2.5L when he was born and then tubed 3L the following morning. Had the vet out there, a naval infection and dehydrated as a result. Electrolytes and tablets for a couple of days and injections for a week will hopefully bring him round. Still doesn’t solve the sucking issue directly but hopefully it will come once he clears the other issues. There’s always something to go wrong with the buggers!
Lovely Gamin heifer calf from a Mullary Intrepid cow. 280 day gestation. Up and sucking in 20 mins, and stayed sucking for another 20. If they were all like that!
