Cattle Health

It is a means of measuring the amount of fat that cattle are carrying to determine health, fertility, and feed efficiency of that animal. BCS's are mainly performed in cows and heifers, but it's not uncommon to do a BCS on a bull either.

The most noticeable sign is the udder (one or more quarters) look more swollen and sore than usual. When that quarter is milked, the milk that comes out is more lumpier than usual, which indicates a mastitis infection.

Yes, I believe so. You should check the label and your veterinarian first though to make sure.

Only if it's necessary. For example, Iodine is best for dipping the navel on newborn calves to keep it from getting infected, and for dipping teats in before milking for commercial dairy operations. Iodine is also used as a supplement in loose mineral for cattle to eat.

Now is this the pour-on you're referring to or the injectible solution? With the injectible solution, the label says it's not for use for lactating dairy cows, but it doesn't say not to use it on lactating beef cows with calves at side, so you can use it on them. For the pour-on solution, it doesn't say not for nursing/lactating beef cows with calves, so you can use it on them.

However, you should consult your veterinarian for the timing of when to use Ivomec on your cattle. Also don't forget the most important thing: READ THE LABEL. The related links below are the labels for both the injectible and pour-on solution of Ivomec.

There is none. Lasalocid sodium does not have an established withdrawal period prior to slaughter, primarily because scientific studies show it is not necessary.

Ivomec is not a disease or illness or anything of that sort. It is a type of medicine for cattle that is used to get rid of external and internal parasites that commonly plague cattle. It comes in a pour-on form or injectible form. Ivomec is also known as Ivermectin in the USA.

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It's another word for Wooden Tongue, which is a disease in cattle where the tongue gets swollen and hard, so much that the animal won't be able to eat properly.

Depends on how long the needle is and how big the syringe is. Or, if you're asking about the length of time a subQ injection takes, it only takes a few seconds, less if there's not much to inject.

Fescue toxicity from the Endophyte fungus that is found in Tall Fescue. That and genetic diseases that can cause a calf to be born without a tail.

Please check with your local large animal veterinarian for details on what's best to give the calf. You didn't give enough symptoms or details of the calf's condition to get any relevant answers, since there are over a 100 things than can make a calf suddenly stop eating and make it sick.

That all depends on where the break is and what leg the break is on. If it's on the lower part of the leg especially on the hind leg, or on the front leg, all you need to do is have to set it and cast it like you would with a dog (soft cloth around the skin, foam on top, splint on the outside, then plaster or duct-tape, replacing the bandage every 3 weeks or so) and confine her so she doesn't have far to go to food and water. If the break is on the hind leg and higher up, like in the femur, or even above the hock then you're better off planning on butchering her, keeping her separate from the herd so she doesn't get harassed so much by the other heifers or cow-herd. She can move around fine on three legs despite popular belief, but not as far as traveling a mile or more every day between food and water.

Above all that was said above, please check with your large animal veterinarian for information on what you can do to set the leg or if you should get the vet out to do it for you and decide the fate of your heifer.

No. They just get up right away right after they go down. Besides, cow tipping is a myth, and not something that is possible to do, even when drunk.

That is something you need to talk to your veterinarian about, as I have no idea about the age, sex, breed, other symptoms or any other history of this calf to help you out. Depending on the severity of the sort of disease or illness a calf is inflicted with or whether blindness is a genetic condition, a calf could be permanently blind even if you try to find some way to help it out. So you would be best to go talk to a veterinarian instead of finding any answers on this site.

If she's eating regularly, chewing food without trouble and not loosing weight, and her gums and teeth appear healthy, then her mouth will be healthy.

She may have some sort of brain injury or something else that is neurologically impaired. You better have a large animal vet out to have a look at her.

For your information, to"back line" an animal is another phrase referring to pouring dewormer along the back-line of an animal so that it drips down and covers the entire body of the animal with minimal waste.

How often this has to be done depends on what deworming solution you are using, when you apply the dewormer and how badly your animals are affected with external parasites. It would be best to either read the label of the deworming solution, or contact a large animal veterinarian for information on when and how often back-line deworming solution should be applied to your cattle.

Yes.

An abscess in the jaw or mouth, rabies infection, wooden tongue, eating something that is poisonous, etc. Please see your veterinarian about this.

This question has already been answered in a couple questions that can be seen in the Related Questions section below.

You could give them a shot of calcium, though it's best to check with your veterinarian first.

A cow can survive if her calf is dead in her womb. But if that calf is not expelled or pulled out soon, she could die as well.