For lack of a better description, I have a heifer that freshened 1 week ago with what appears to have been a frostbiten teat. The skin was about to fall off...
Have you tried "Udder Butter" this cream seems to soften and revitalize udder skin no matter what the injury. We have had great luck with this product....
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Apr 6, 2004 1:07 am
Udder butter is very good from Crystal Creek, Udderly herbal and Mastocream are also very good with excellent results for problems like yours. We can discuss ...
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Rick & Kathie Arnold
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Apr 6, 2004 1:36 am
Hi Dave, We have just have a case that sounds almost exactly like your heifer. A heifer freshened about a week ago who seemed to have a lot of edema in one...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Apr 6, 2004 12:30 pm
Give it time and constant care using any healing cream. These problems take time to heal, remember you milk her twice a day. Charlie ... From: "Rick & Kathie...
We also had a heifer with a leather teat similar to what you are describing. It was impossible to milk out, and had to be abandoned. The leathery skin ...
Hi, I would think it is probably a case of herpes mammilitis (HM), even if the symptoms don't match exactly what is on the Google search. Clinical diseases can...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Apr 7, 2004 12:20 am
I also found that mastocream, also from Washington Homeopathics works well. It has ingredients that Dr. Karreman talked about, plus many others and has help...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Apr 7, 2004 6:18 pm
Last year USDA- NRCS offered 10 year rental agreements on 2575 acres of Vermont pasture and hay land to farms who signed up for GRP. Agreements can be for...
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Dave Johnson
provident@...
Apr 8, 2004 6:42 am
Thanks to all who replied with your experiences and suggestions. I did have one heifer last year I eventually culled with Herpes m. on the ends of all four...
I had a cow that had that same problem two years ago. Just freshened, with a bit of edema and it looked to me like the teat had been laid on and folded over...
Hi Dave, Interesting comment on the lactobacillus treatment. I am always a bit hesitant with anything oral that is not truly proven when it needs to be placed...
Hi List, In my last e-mail to the List, I referred to OFPA - the Organic Food Production Act - without citing which section when discussing where, possibly,...
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butterfingers@...
Apr 15, 2004 12:32 pm
Hello, I have a 10 yr. old cow with horns who has torn the entire outer, hard covering of one horn off right from the base.Ouch!! Can anyone tell me if she...
Ann, You are correct about the similarity to a finger nail. I think the horn will PROBABLY EVENTUALLY grow back but it will take a LOOONG time. The exposed...
All of our cows still have their horns. Periodically,one will get the outer covering knocked off. It appears to be quite painful initially, but seems to be...
In a message dated 4/15/2004 3:43:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I really couldn't give you an accurate time frame. But, this is living bone that is exposed...
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Sarah Flack
sarahf@...
Apr 17, 2004 4:33 pm
Hello all, I just got this question from a Wisconsin High School student who wants to learn more about organic dairy farming. Is there anyone near her (or...
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Diane Schivera
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Apr 19, 2004 12:25 am
... Diane Schivera M.A.T. Assistant Director of Technical Services Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Service, MOFGA 294 Crosby Brook Rd. PO Box 170 Unity,...
Folks, Would anyone here know what happened to the Graze-NY website? Be safe. Sincerely, Royal A. Purdy Elysian (c), Sustainable High Tensile A. H. Tuttle and...
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A. Fay Benson
afb3@...
Apr 19, 2004 8:30 pm
Royal, Thanks for the heads up on the GRAZE NY web site. Apparently it was through Cornell and they experienced some difficulty. I am trying to find out what...
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butterfingers@...
Apr 20, 2004 10:30 pm
Thank you for replying about Margaret's horn. She seems much more comfortable now that it has scabbed and clotted over. Fly season is still aways off so I'll...
I brought 2 X 3 week old Freisen X Angus Steers (they will be 9 weeks old this week-end). They are being bottle fed with a calf milk replacement twice daily...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Apr 22, 2004 12:00 pm
Kenisha - I am sending your question out to the ODAIRY Discussion group. You may have some informed input from this group. The Northeast Organic Dairy...
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Rick & Kathie Arnold
randkarnold1@...
Apr 22, 2004 1:17 pm
Hi Elsie, You may not realize it, but Odairy is short for organic dairy--it was created and is overseen by the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance. In...
Sounds like ringworm ... From: Elise and Scott Nicholls To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:20 PM Subject: [Odairy] Steak & Kidney I...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Apr 23, 2004 12:28 am
I think you can find a very good homeopathy book nearby in New Zealand by Tineke Verkade who is a Reg. Nurse, Classic Homeopathic, Naturopath, and Medical...
Hi, If you can wean them at 3-4 months that would be best in order to have them well fleshed to make it smoothly through the weaning stress. I'm not sure about...
