Cow lacking in minerals

irishguy19772 wrote: »

Would I need to get the injection through a vet? Or agri supply store have it?

Cows won't be in house for too much longer so not sure how long I will have the opportunity to spread the minerals along silage. Maybe an injection would be a better idea.

https://www.hpra.ie/img/uploaded/swedocuments/Licence_VPA10431-001-001_16062020153122.pdf

A prescription only product. Ask the Vet for advise on dosage.

We had a very in-calf heifer who lost an alarming amount of weight last Summer, the Vet recommended double the listed dose for her, SC injection. She improved, calved down in March, but is still thin for a large frame animal.

Personally prefer the Animax All Sure bolus, as recommended by our Vet, at the pre-breeding season. Lasts 6 months.

Any vetinary opinion on Multimin injection here. Is it just good for an immediate boost if an animal is lacking in minerals? I'd imagine it lacks the sustained release of a bolus.

charolais0153 wrote: »

How sure can u be of a sustained release of a bolus either.

I wouldn't take everything written on the box as gospel anyway but have found fertility improved when I started using them here. Don't have much faith in buckets even though I'd use a fair few over the winter. Just find it kind of hard to believe to a 10cc shot won't be absorbed fairly quickly and that it will cover all their mineral requirements for any length of time. Would be a lot handier than bolousing them if it did in fairness. I'd normally use the drenches on calves from mid summer on once a month up to sale and it seems to put a bit of a bloom on them but I don't think there is any long lasting effect with them either. Same as giving the cobalt to lambs you'd want to giving it fairly regularly.

Anyone used that Multimin injection and how do you find it? Was told 1shot every 6months is all they need but hard to believe it would have the same impact long-term as a bolus.

I use it a fair bit on all animals. I was using all site boluses but my vet said change to that.

easier to administer and I find the cows were in great form.

not sure about the six months but a give it about twice a year.

Where can you get it from?

Thanks would you use this and also boluses? or just twice a year?

Do you just give 2 cc at birth is it? into the neck? when you have the bottle open does the injection go off as I remember the copper used to set like a rock after a few weeks

Never seen it go off but id use the bottle over roughly 6mths. I give at birth/tagging 2cc under the skin then 1mL per 50kg when i do again during the summer. Thats usually the bottle nearly gone at that stage. I might give a heifer or cow a drop if needed too

This this goes under the skin? I injected a cow the other day and I stuck it into the muscle - I couldn't find the application site on the leaflet.

My vet recommends these over any of the other bolus as he tested them on his own stock which stayed longer in the bloods vs other brands. I used to use them but i found the cows were bringing them up after a couple of weeks which is costly when you have a small herd. 2 winters ago i found 11 of the 44 dosed so stopped then and reverted back to Calsea pre-calver blocks. At least i see all the cows licking it.