So here we are again 26 cows calved all cows done for rotavirus,didn’t do the first 15 calves with halocure but have been done from there on and there is a couple of calves already showing blood and won’t drink until they are injected with an anti inflammatory and phenoumonia injection it’s the start of trouble now again .
Most calves have been taken from the cows almost straight away and feed 3 liters of bestings,and cows have gotten soya before calving .
Calves are impossible to rear here .
Is it just 3l of bestings in total? If so not enough. They at s minimum want 3feeds of 3l. Id also be doing a blood test on the cows to see if it will show up anything. You shouldn't be getting that type of troubleYa calves have access to clean water .
They are getting 4 liters of milk in each feed
These bunch I am on about now are just a week old ,but to be honest some of them are in trouble straight away .
The calf house is a 3 bay purpose built shed especially for calves so loads of air and plenty of room .
3 liters of biestings
Is it not 5 days?How long are you giving the rotavec biestings for? They need to get it for the full 12 days after birth to get full cover from it
Oops the vet told us 5.No 12 days to get full cover. Says it on leaflet
If it's below 23 I feed it to older calves early in the season if it's above 20 and I have nothing else I'll use it but if it's below 20 I won't use it I freeze beastings from the year before and if I'm stuck I'll use that.I find after 3 liters they are very full it’s a lot for a baby calf .
Ya I will have to blood test some cows to get to the bottom of this,I have done it before I think and nothing showed up.
All cows done with rotovec corona .
What do you then if you had bestings that is below 23 and you had nothing else to give a calf 0nly that ?....
These calves are only a week old .
Also if ye have a couple cows say calve at 4 o clock in the morning ye hardly go out and give them biestings at that time?...
What I mean is it only one 3l feed they get of bestings? We would feed the calf once born. And it would get it's mother's milk for another 2-3 feeds. After that they move to hole milk. Which excludes high scc and antibiotics milk. Have you every blood tested some of the calfs to see what is actually going on?I find after 3 liters they are very full it’s a lot for a baby calf .
Ya I will have to blood test some cows to get to the bottom of this,I have done it before I think and nothing showed up.
All cows done with rotovec corona .
What do you then if you had bestings that is below 23 and you had nothing else to give a calf 0nly that ?....
These calves are only a week old .
Also if ye have a couple cows say calve at 4 o clock in the morning ye hardly go out and give them biestings at that time?...
Calves are well up this year. I will throw a figure at it but could be way out as I dont know ur circumstance, all depends how well u know him etc etc.. I know a few lads asking for 130 and 160 lesser quality fr are at 80-100Sorry to throw a spanner in the works of a serious topic but what are British freisan bull calves trading at this year, I buy 50 off the same lad every year and he reckons they are making a lot more than last year
Not around here has the glut started local mart does 1000 a day in the busiest only 200 mondayWell back this week, the glut has started. I'd pay the same as last year
One year My neighbor bought his wife 100 inlamb ewes and she was delighted.I was thinking of buying herself 40 to bucket rear for Valentine’s Day.