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Show 4 I 5D FOCUS I Williams high producing dairy cows. Northrop and Williams administered an IV with added help from Northrop s son, Randy. Northrop asked the vet about possible ways to avoid what is called downers and Williams offered what suggestions he could. Lewis was also concerned about a cow that looked like she was in pain. Shes was the wired, Lewis, vets diagnosis. Thats a Northrop chided Williams over about being Wilwhich to weekend the Well when liams replied, my 1 boy gets out of school, well make sure someone is out-of-to- Lewis what we thought, replied. Williams offered two alternatives, surgery or the magnet. Lewis opted for the magnet which keeps the wire from passing into the cow's second stomach. Hopefully, the wire rusts away, and disintegrates before causing too much internal damage. "Well, I hope you got what you wanted," said Jim leaning on the door of his truck. The morning had lasted well into the afternoon, and Jim's affection for the valley was apparent in his eyes as he gazed toward the Uintas. available all the time. When will that be? asked Northrup. Oh, I'd say three smiled Jim who is years, obviously proud that his son Bruce has begun his first year of veterinary medicine at Oregon State University. jj'&pm&s&L 5efs The reward k ia walchiag a cow lead to By the time Williams arrived, Lambert Lewis and his boy had 10 cows lined up outside the Diamond D Dairy for sterility and pregnancy checks. One by one they obediently marched up the d ramp as Lewis his vet list announcing how far along he expected her to be. Early pregnancy checks, Williams explained, allow the dairymen to keep their production at a maximum. cross-checke- her newborn calf. Williams is also able to detect any early signs of infection thereby decreasing--thdanger of losing either the calf or the mother. - e Williams prescribes a magnet for this cow who swallowed some wire. BUY RENT OR LEASE WITH OPTION TO BUY SHEDS 2x4 Construction Visit Our Display Lot $1 Mdvia Jcasea and Jim Williams coax a reluctant patient. i5L80 |