weak ch calves from bull

raher1

i have some weak calves from bull or is it the weather,the early ones were ok but the last two/three in the last month not great.

blue5000

could be mineral deficiency, perhaps iodine/selenium. Did the cows hold the cleanings?

whelan1

around this time of year for some reason the calves get big and floppy , had a friesian heifer this morning born dead , was a massive calf though out of a first calver ... only 2 left to calve now

pakalasa

whelan1 wrote: »

....around this time of year for some reason the calves get big and floppy .....

I always put that down to the grass. Hard to restrict intake if a cow is at grass, no matter how bare the field is.

charityboy

vitamin e injection wouldnt go a miss

ellewood

charityboy wrote: »

vitamin e injection wouldnt go a miss

+1 on that got told that from a lad that breeds pb charolais this year said give vit e to cows month or 6 weeks from calving

manjou

I give calves 4 cc vitasel when they land to get vit e and selinium into them. It gets strength into muscles all calves get up and suck easily