Forum: Cow Health

We are having some major problems this summer with mastitis and high SCC. I've posted earlier this year that we were at 80,000 SCC and had monthly...

Wher does E coli mastitis come from , How do you prevent it ,

I have literally a dozen different references from extension services and then Hoards and the ex-dairy farmer at the feed store. Everyone gives...

How important is it to change needles between cows, and how many do so? As our herd gets bigger, the hazzle factor increases and I am wondering if...

Do any of you pour your dairy cows, with some kind of fly/pest/parasite control like ivermectin? I forget the brand/drug names now, but the pour on...

Ok, before you jump all over this thread about how I could of , should of or would have, that part is over. I had a calf born and it was in the same...

I have a heifer that just calved. One quarter won't milk out. I put an infustion tube inside of this teat and pushed it up into the udder. The tube...

Respiratory disease is the second leading cause of mortality in dairy calves 0-6 months of age behind diarrhea and may account for at least half of...

I was feeding my group of about 3 weeks old calves this morning when one over in one of the other pens just droped dead. The calf was doing fine and...

Is there a good glue for attaching the wood or rubber hoof blocks? We use Demotec on the green or blue plastic blocks with the strap over the toe...

Wondering if other other people have cows that go lame for 3-7 days then they break out at the hair line on the top or side of the hoof. Some...

I went through this subforum and didn't really see an all encompassing thread for one of the biggest cow health topics. I'll frame this thread...

What are the pros charging in your area? Do they charge extra for wraps or blocking, or a straight fee per cow regardless?

I am reading an article in the Jersey Journal that suggests Jerseys are exceptionally sensitive to Copper toxicity. Have you found this to be true,...

10 years ago, Johnes was a very hot topic. Magazines and vets said that everyone should be testing for it and then starting an eradication program. ...

We have rotovirus in our calves :( Any tips or tricks for it? Group rearing isn't really suited for bad diseases like this unfortunately. We...

We have a cow that has diarrhea, not eating, gone off milk. Vet said she has not enough rumen bacteria. What can we do or give her? Probiotics?