I agree with everything you said, but the problem here in West Kentucky is there is a shortage of large animal vets. It can take hours to get a vet out to pull a calf or anything else. As long as I don't need to do a C-section I'll be all right.
Are these rations once a day or how many ration per day? I have found that one ration a day per each weight the steer is still hungry, balling for more.
I mean from what I'm seeing, you could do the same DNA test from a piece of bloody raw steak you would buy. Might not be able to nail down the location via that way (unless the place was named on the package itself) but it still seems doable and likely. Plus you get a steak out of the deal too. Also, going a bit off tangent here, makes the whole "alien cattle mutilation" thing look woefully asinine if it's even true. Same effort and results can be made from a clone of the animal in your mother ship whose DNA you got from simply combing their hides or whatever. More of an elaboration on the other comment I had made, the one with that knucklehead's reply.
It is very nice to have an analytical presentation to add to my toolbox when I mostly manage by feel and what the cows tell me. In Canada it's been an absolute money saver to graze cattle on our corn fields. Especially in mid January at minus 34. We know that if the cows stop going out of the pen and head out to field on a no wind day...we are not feeding them enough. A happy cow will leave the hay to go for a tour of the corn field in mid day sun and return for dusk. We also bale the stalks on far away fields after the first dusting of snow. These bales heat like crazy and make a 40ft pillar of steam when we open them for the cows as edible bedding. They leave the hay for this event and it's a mad rush to find the prized cobs. Two bales a day per 70 cows makes a very good pack between snowfalls. Thanks for you video. It takes an hour of work for every minute of video...which is an understatement here. Thanks for your time.
