Recent content by Ms.Showjock

So sorry to hear!  :(  Keep us posted on how things turn out and on anything you learn.  Hopefully it will turn out all right for you and your herd  :)  Good luck!

Well, I come from the Simmental breed and with our registration comes a GeneTrac dot at the top of the registration papers online.  The various colors in the dot represent different things; pink is when the animal itself has not been tested but either parent is a known carrier,  yellow is when...

I dont think the black hide will get a bad name just because of a few genetic defects.  In our herd, any cattle coming from an Angus genetic line get a GeneTrac blood test turned in.  It tests for any genetic disorder that might be in the animals pedigree from a previous affected ancestor.  Any...

Found this on a vet cite.  It should help The most effective treatment of otitis is antibiotic therapy to treat the underlying bacterial infection, however gross examination of the ear should be completed before pursuing treatment, as the observation of mites would dictate a parasiticide...