Have I got an interesting topic today, ovarian cysts! Every Tuesday and Thursday I mention that our veterinarian comes to the barn to preform pregnancy checks by using his ultrasound machine. When examining the cows, out vet is looking at the entire reproductive tract, including the cows' ovaries. Each ovary contains millions of unfertilized eggs called ova, when these ova are stimulated with FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) it can help initiate the formation of a mature follicle. Unfortunately, there can be complications and ovarian cysts, although poorly understood, can be found on the ovaries as firm cysts about 2.5 cm in diameter. Below is an image from imv imaging of an ovary with a visible ovarian cyst marked with the gold arrow. Most of the time these cysts will not go away and can cause strange heat cycles in the cow. To treat, the veterinarian will first determine the type of cysts (three types: follicular cysts, luteinized follicular cysts, and cystic corpus luteum) and recommended the usage of progesterone, prostaglandins, or GNRH (gonadotrophin-releasing hormones).
Today we shipped 4,607 gallons of milk.
Today we had two new heifers and one bull calf.
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