CAB
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SHG, all I'm saying is that if the cow was mine, I would not be scared to give her some time to heal and honestly over my life time I have not had any cows that I can remember having troubles down the road after being put back together properly. If you like the heifer and she is not in pain, I wouldn't be in a hurry to sell her, you can always do that as long as she's OK. You'll be able to tell if you need to do something for her. As far as my statement is concerned about too many cows being flushed, if a person has buyer's for or can use them themselves at the prices involved that is great, but here on my commercial herd, I can't justify flushing a heifer/cow that hasn't had a number of calves ,preferably out of 3or4 different sires to prove her genetic worth. I have 2 cows right now that I have been considering flushing to 3 different sires for different reasons that are both on the top side of 13 years old and have had a number of good calves and the thing that is holding me back is, I don't know if they are good enough to spend the money on. At the same time, I think that PPL that can have 2 good donors around to feed, and are good enough marketer's that they can sell the embryos for decent money, brilliant, especially with feed costs where they are, they make me look like an idiot. Good Luck SHG. Please keep us informed as to what happens with your pair. I hope that Cowboy can get up and take a look @ your young cow. Sincerely, Brent C.
Lana, I hope that this helps you understand my thoughts on "too many cows being flushed". I do know the difference between human and animal"s perception of death and their perposses on earth. Seems to me that according to your posts about what to do when a cow loses her calf that you may have some anthropomorphic thoughts yourself.
BTW, you have me confused with this statement "The vet says there is an injury - it simply ain't going to improve -". How many times do vets treat injured animals thinking these thoughts? Just curious. Brent C.
Lana, I hope that this helps you understand my thoughts on "too many cows being flushed". I do know the difference between human and animal"s perception of death and their perposses on earth. Seems to me that according to your posts about what to do when a cow loses her calf that you may have some anthropomorphic thoughts yourself.
BTW, you have me confused with this statement "The vet says there is an injury - it simply ain't going to improve -". How many times do vets treat injured animals thinking these thoughts? Just curious. Brent C.
