Cattle Health

Deworming involves an injection in the muscle or under the skin, pouring on solution over the back from the neck to the tail-head, or putting insecticide mix with diesel fuel in a cattle oiler which the cattle go under or scratch on.

Valbazin cannot be used on pregnant cows that are in their first 45 days of pregnancy, nor can it be used on breeding dairy females. If you have pregnant cows that are at least 45 days pregnant, yes, you can use it on your pregnant cows.

A object could be in it's hoof. Alot of times adult cows or older calves will step on the calf when it's laying down. If the calf is in mud alot they sometimes get foot rot. May not be getting enough milk & is to weak to stand.

All sorts of things, from some sort of genetic disorder to a virus or bacteria that the calf picked up in the womb from the cow, or from environmental conditions (from the extremely cold and wet [cold stress] to the extremely hot [heat stress]) that the calf was exposed to when born. Injury from the cow stepping on it or laying on it could also cause some serious damage to the calf. If the cow rejects her calf and he doesn't get colostrum, he could die. Malnutrition of the cow where she doesn't have enough milk or is deficient in a mineral enough that the calf dies when it's born will cause it as well. A prime example of this is selenium deficiency which causes White Muscle Disease.

It depends on whether they've been lacking mineral for a long period of time or not. Usually when cattle have not had access to a certain type of mineral or even a mineral block for a long period of time, they will try to "eat" as much of it as they can until they are satisfied. You may say that they can eat too much mineral in one sitting, but often the level of mineral that a cow ingests is not enough to cause significant toxicity to her. Most of it will be expelled out of her system as feces and/or urine.

But, if you keep up with a good mineral program and keep adding the same minerals that your cattle need, they won't over indulge on it because it's in their system and they're not deficient for it.

Yes, if not treated right away.

Pfizer Animal Health

Bloat in cattle is a dilation of the rumen. Symptoms of bloat include abnormal protrusion of the abdomen, ill-thrift of the animal, refusal of feed and water, lethargy or (unfortunately) being found dead in the pasture or barn.

The best way to tell if an animal has bloated is to look at the left side. If there seems to be an unusual swelling out on the left side when viewed from the front or rear of the animal, this is an indicator of bloat. In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, the animal may also kick at its belly. And of course, if you don't catch it soon, especially severe cases, you may have a dead animal on your hands.

Most likely he has an abscess of some sort, or an ear infection. It could also be an allergic reaction to the tag put in his ear. Better have the vet check it out for you.

Phosphorus.

It depends on how severe the mastitis is. If it's in all four quarters, yes. If the mastitis is just in one quarter, no.

Cupressus lusitanica, commonly known as the Mexican cypress or cedar, is not considered toxic to cattle. However, ingestion of large quantities may lead to digestive upset due to its high resin content. It's always advisable for livestock owners to monitor their animals and consult a veterinarian if they suspect any issues related to plant ingestion.

Either he has joint ill, or he has a bad abcess on his knee. Either one should see a vet ASAP. It's not worth putting him down if it's something worth fixing. He is a baby yet, and baby calves tend to heal up faster than adult cattle do.

Smith and Kilbourne

Yes, though the differences aren't all that significant.

One possibility is that she may have experienced a false heat, but this usually only occurs if she's earlier on in her gestation than in late gestation. Other possibilities are more worrying and such that you must contact your veterinarian about to see what could be wrong.

That's a huge red flag for a calf that has a brain injury. Unless you want to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars getting the calf fixed, it's best to put him down.

When the calf is not vaccinated for Clostridium spp.. The bacteria are ingested, pass through the wall of the GI tract, and after gaining access to the bloodstream through capillaries joined to the GI tract, are then deposited in muscle and other tissues.

There are way more than just two diseases that are common in cattle. Coccidiosis and Shipping Fever are two common ones, as well as Blackleg, BVDV, Acidosis, Bloat, Pneumonia (or BRD), Wooden Tongue, Mastitis, etc.

Breeches can be quite difficult to correct, so you will have to call your vet to get the calf out for you. Often calves that are backwards or in breech have a less chance of survival than calves that are coming the normally but have a foot or leg back or locked hips. You NEED TO WORK FAST TO SAVE THE CALF. That is VERY important if you want to save him/her.

What you need to do is, if the vet can't come within 10 to 20 minutes, is reach in and push the calf back as far as possible. Then grab the hock of the back leg and bring it up, then reach down, cup your hand around the foot, and bring the foot into the birth canal. Repeat with the other foot. Quickly put some calving chains or rope on the calf's legs (half hitch at the fetlock joint and another half hitch just above the hock), and pull with the calf puller or with someone helping you. Don't pull the calf like you would if it were normal position, you have to pull so that you get the calf out FAST: disregard waiting until the cow pushes again, you HAVE to keep pulling no matter what to get that calf out NOW. But still pull the calf out and down toward the cow's hocks to keep in line with the birth canal.

If the calf's not breathing, get a suction bulb and get as much fluid out of his nose as possible. Then tickle his nose with a clean piece of straw. If that don't work, jack him up on his hind legs and swing him for a couple seconds. If that still won't work, you can either slap him over the ribs to get him jump-started breathing. If that still won't work, you'll have to perform artificial respiration on him.

To do that, clamp his jaw and one nostril shut firmly in both hands, then blow gently but evenly into his one nostril (your mouth cupping over the nostril), keeping watch on his rib cage. Rest to let the air out on its own, then breath in again. Keep doing this until the calf is breathing on its own, or until you give up. You can usually feel a heart-beat through the chest if you place your hand over the ribs just behind his elbow.

Charolais have the same immunity to diseases as many other beef cattle have. It all depends on what their immune systems are exposed to and what they are not.

No, but a modified live vaccine (MLV) may cause embryo death or an infection of the fetus, especially if you time the vaccinations wrong. But no, it won't cause abortion.

A killed vaccine is more safe and effective to vaccinate your cows against BVD. An oil-based killed BVD vaccine is safer and more effective than either MLV vaccines or other types of killed vaccines. If you are concerned about infecting your cows' fetuses with MLV, then it's best to use the killed vaccine instead.