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Posted by JMS/MN on December 30, 2004 at 17:14:29 from (204.73.106.15):
In Reply to: foundered feeder steer posted by Doug Rogers on December 30, 2004 at 15:44:28:
Either trust the opinion of your neighbors or get a vet's diagnosis of foundering. If it is indeed foundering, and big enough to butcher- do it. If it makes a recovery, it is likely to founder again before reaching market weight. My experience- had 2-3 founder from a couple decades of raising dairy steers from 70 cow herd. Keep feeding it, watch it die- how many bucks do you lose? One vet visit will determine if it's pneumonia or ? Spend 50 bucks for an accurate diagnosis, and go from there. Foundering? Butcher it if big enough- then at least you have the meat.
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