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best bull for small herd

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  • #52
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    whelan1 wrote: »
    most sucklers are a bit protective straight after calving , we give the cow some nuts and tag the calf and blackleg it then too, easier to catch the calf when its just after been born

    Are you not supposed to wait ~8weeks before giving blackleg vaccine? The maternal antibodies in the colostrum prevent the calf's immume system from developing immunity to the vaccine.


  • #53
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    just do it wrote: »
    Are you not supposed to wait ~8weeks before giving blackleg vaccine? The maternal antibodies in the colostrum prevent the calf's immume system from developing immunity to the vaccine.

    Just to follow up on this. I've read the data sheet and it looks like vaccinating at birth is fine. The reason you'd wait 10-12 weeks is if you've continued to vaccinate the cows. Injecting the cows 1-2 months (forget exact no of weeks) before calving will give the calf passive immunity through the cows milk.

    So if like most people you don't continue to vaccinate adult animals, there doesn't seem to be a problem with giving the vaccine to the calf at birth. Sure makes sense to do it at the same time as tagging & dehorning;). I'm all for cutting out extra work!


  • #54
    ronman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭ronman


    just bought 3 angus x friesen heifers yesterday. all bucket reared and 2yo for breeding with pb angus bull. any openions on this breed of cow think they should have good calves and plenty of milk.


  • #55
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Here's my opinion, for what it's worth.
    I would put FL 22 (Easy calving Lim) on them as maidens. I have a super Highlander cow from an AA dam.


  • #56
    essgee268
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭essgee268


    FL22 have great cattle and easily calfed but very scarce, have a smashing 3 month old LSC AA calf from a 2yo heifer,will use him again even on mature cows if he is anything to go by.:D


  • #57
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    essgee268 wrote: »
    FL22 have great cattle and easily calfed but very scarce,

    Is it the straws that are scarce or what?

    I wonder how would the Blue BBQ would go on this type of heifer?


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