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GrandSoftDay · 11-04-2014 07:35PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Sounds like it'll have to join the que.

What would cause him to do that?

Redwater/murrin. Never had a case of it before because I'd be very careful where I buy out of. The pick it up from ticks.

Greengrass1 · 11-04-2014 07:55PM

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Redwater/murrin. Never had a case of it before because I'd be very careful where I buy out of. The pick it up from ticks.

Can you vaccinate for red water?
Friend of mime on the farm mangers course was in a big spot in kk/lapis last fall and I think 80 heifers from 200 got redwater

onyerbikepat · 11-04-2014 08:32PM

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Just spotted the bull pissing blood now. Curse of fcuk down on top of him, only had him straightened out after a bad bout with coccidiosis.

Well done for spotting him. Had you him done with Bayticol?

GrandSoftDay · 11-04-2014 08:35PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Can you vaccinate for red water?
Friend of mime on the farm mangers course was in a big spot in kk/lapis last fall and I think 80 heifers from 200 got redwater

No, you can use pour ons regularly to keep it at bay but I don't think it's practical in the long run. Our own cattle and all cattle locally would be immune to it since they were calves so I would normally only buy in stock that I know would be immune. If your ever in a mart in Clare and hear cattle being announced as limestone it means they are immune. I travelled a bit to get a right bull though and gave him imizol last summer after 16 days and made sure there was ticks on him before I did it hoping he would become immune aswell. Didn't work anyway!!

GrandSoftDay · 11-04-2014 08:40PM

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Well done for spotting him. Had you him done with Bayticol?

It was pure luck he started passing water when I was beside him to be honest. Don't bother with bayticol. It's something that would be forgotten to be done at some stage and than you are guaranteed to get it. Never had a case of red water before living in the most tick infested part of the country. Expecting a few ''told you so's'' from the auld lad now.

whelan2 · 11-04-2014 08:57PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Antibiotics don't affect a ram, it's the increase in his temperature caused by an infection that can render him temporarily infertile AFAIK.

thanks, do you know is it the same for a bull and how long does it affect them?

GrandSoftDay · 11-04-2014 08:59PM

whelan2 wrote: »

thanks, do you know is it the same for a bull and how long does it affect them?

Vet told me there would be a blip for a week or 2 in six weeks time because the sperm he's producing now would be killed by the high temp. Outside of that he should be fine he said.

I said · 11-04-2014 09:02PM

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Just spotted the bull pissing blood now. Curse of fcuk down on top of him, only had him straightened out after a bad bout with coccidiosis.

Anything bought here gets bayticol best job and imizol has a long withdrawal if ya do inject

Conmaicne Mara · 11-04-2014 09:03PM

whelan2 wrote: »

thanks, do you know is it the same for a bull and how long does it affect them?

I don't know tbh about bulls. If I had a ram with a temperature at tipping time I'd be out the door looking for a replacement ASAP. He'd come right again but that wouldn't be much use to me at that time of year.

jt65 · 11-04-2014 09:15PM

whelan2 wrote: »

is he a breeding bull, was wondering would antibiotics affect a bulls fertility, i heards something that they affect a ram?[/QUOTE]

in most cases this is untrue ,

however even a slightly raised temperature can cause infertility , which takes a few weeks to right

thus the drugs are blamed in the wrong

frazzledhome · 11-04-2014 09:17PM

In a bit of bother here, young lads would break bell metal.

Kovu · 11-04-2014 09:23PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

In a bit of bother here, young lads would break bell metal.

Your milk is winking at me;)

Reggie. · 11-04-2014 09:24PM

Only way to roll

Greengrass1 · 11-04-2014 09:39PM

Little ****s that the girlfriend teaches have gotten her number and won't stop ringing her

Conmaicne Mara · 11-04-2014 09:45PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Little ****s that the girlfriend teaches have gotten her number and won't stop ringing her

Have they hidden their numbers?

whelan2 · 11-04-2014 09:46PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Little ****s that the girlfriend teaches have gotten her number and won't stop ringing her

secondary or primary?

Genghis Cant · 11-04-2014 09:46PM

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Vet told me there would be a blip for a week or 2 in six weeks time because the sperm he's producing now would be killed by the high temp. Outside of that he should be fine he said.

That's my understanding of it too.

Growing up I used see a lot of Redwater, and got fairly good at detecting it. It's years since we had it though here now. I saw several transfusions in my time, some sucessful and others not. I noticed in the latter stages cattle went sorta wild, even the quitest of them! Hearding bullocks at that time was a cakewalk compared to heifers. If you get down to ground level near a bull/bullock you'll nearly always see a drop from the waterworks, against the sky you'll see the red tinge in it if you're in trouble. You can sorta see it in the eye too, and a thin scour is a giveaway too.
Thankfull I out of practice now:)

moy83 · 11-04-2014 10:08PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

In a bit of bother here, young lads would break bell metal.

Fine worktop , is it new ? !

bbam · 11-04-2014 10:14PM

Have a family member been waiting in the transplant list.
Got called in today. She'll be in 6 hours Surgry until 1 or two in the moring. Funny, one families sorrow is another's ray of hope.

tomwaterford · 11-04-2014 10:15PM

bbam wrote: »

Have a family member been waiting in the transplant list.
Got called in today. She'll be in 6 hours Surgry until 1 or two in the moring. Funny, one families sorrow is another's ray of hope.

hope it geos well....an uncle of mine got a kidney few months ago:)

frazzledhome · 11-04-2014 10:17PM

moy83 wrote: »

Fine worktop , is it new ? !

Lol

Greengrass1 · 11-04-2014 10:17PM

whelan2 wrote: »

secondary or primary?

Secondary

whelan2 · 11-04-2014 10:20PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Secondary

dropped the eldest lad and 3 of his friends to disco earlier, they where all talk about who they are going to shift etc, they are 12-13. kids are alot more advanced now than years ago, can she block them from ringing her

moy83 · 11-04-2014 10:20PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Secondary

A bit of craic for them sure . Are you answering ?

Base price · 11-04-2014 10:30PM

TGIF - feet up, fire lit, chatting with OH and having a glass of wine.
Its been a while since we have had the time to enjoy an evening off

jimmy G M · 11-04-2014 10:34PM

whelan2 wrote: »

secondary or primary?

Get a new number? and tell her get off facebook etc. There's a couple of jobs where you need to keep a close reign on personal info & teaching is one of them.

naughto · 11-04-2014 10:34PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Secondary

get her to report it to the pricaple on monday.
happened to my sister in law students taking pics and putting them up on face book will all the students throwing up all sorts of comments.
the school came down hard on them as they where in leaving cert and should have a bit of cop on.
they all get suspended and the fella who put it up has to sit his leaving cert at a different school.
dead right if you ask me

jimmy G M · 11-04-2014 10:34PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Only way to roll

What happened the 398?

Charliebull · 11-04-2014 11:03PM

moy83 wrote: »

Fine worktop , is it new ? !

noticed it too, is it granite

moy83 · 11-04-2014 11:05PM

Charliebull wrote: »

noticed it too, is it granite

You should know that , sure a poor plasterer like me wouldn't be well up on interiors !

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