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Thanks for the great replies.

I did get the suppliment from the local vet, but at the time didn't think to ask why dairy farmers dusted their pasture with it instead. Hubby thinks that the powder is probably cheaper hence why they do it that way.

We have some IV calcium on hand if needed.

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I have an old girl who is going to calve in the next few weeks. Last time she went down with milk fever and we got her right with an IV dose of whatever it was. This time I have some More-mag to give her via a syringe in her mouth 50mls repeated every 2 weeks as a preventative. Now my real question...

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Now that is confusing. Is it like the recesive gene for humans ie blue eyes or red hair. So with my two black parents, they obviously carry the dun gene. Yes it shows in their pedigree, but some distance back!! I also got a bull (steer) also that was dun so 2 out of 7 were dun out of my first crop ...

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Does dun to dun garantee a dun calf. The genetics behind the parents are Sire one black parent and one dun parent the Dam both black parents. Also the same bull (1 dun parent and 1 black parent) over black cows (with black parents maybe 1 or 2 reds about 4 generations ago) what are the colour proba...

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It was on a programme called "Sunday" which airs on a sunday evening and has current affairs stories.

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In New Zealand there was a programme on climate change on tv and they talked about cattle being farmed in Greenland for the first time. A man had 16 cattle and they looked like Dexters black, horned and quite small. Can anyone confirm this?

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4 heifers and 2 bulls for us this year last year we got 2 heifers 2 bulls and prior to that about a 50-50 mix evened out over the years.

nz dexter

4 heifers and 2 bulls for us this year last year we got 2 heifers 2 bulls and prior to that about a 50-50 mix evened out over the years.

nz dexter

Thank you. I guess I look at the local rural supply shop. Could be a little tricky to write on it twice now that they are in the ears. We are supposed to be getting a new set of cattle yards with a head bail (when hubby gets around to it) so will have to wait till then I guess or I will make a mess...

nz dexter

Thank you. I guess I look at the local rural supply shop. Could be a little tricky to write on it twice now that they are in the ears. We are supposed to be getting a new set of cattle yards with a head bail (when hubby gets around to it) so will have to wait till then I guess or I will make a mess...

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This year I have tagged my calves with their numbers and barcode on the back of their ear and a blank one on the front on which I wrote their names or a few letters of it. The problem is that I used what is called a "vivid" it is supposed to be waterproof but today I noticed that some of ...

nz dexter

This year I have tagged my calves with their numbers and barcode on the back of their ear and a blank one on the front on which I wrote their names or a few letters of it. The problem is that I used what is called a "vivid" it is supposed to be waterproof but today I noticed that some of ...

nz dexter

It sounds so easy when you keep them in a barn for the winter, ours are out 365 days a year as our winters are not too harsh. However in saying that even down south where they can get alot of snow, the cows stay outside too and are fed on hay and silage.

nz dexter

It sounds so easy when you keep them in a barn for the winter, ours are out 365 days a year as our winters are not too harsh. However in saying that even down south where they can get alot of snow, the cows stay outside too and are fed on hay and silage.

nz dexter

Thank you very much Louisa and mindeho. I am certainly filling in the blanks now.

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