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Crivitz, WI | Just wondering if anyone has dealt with stray voltage? Since 2011 our breeding performance went from 46% conception to low 30's and our preg rate from 27% down to 13% but now climbing to 16%. I am running out of ideas about what it could be. We tried blaming it on some feed issues and/or Bst use. We have some animals that just look rough, some sore feet mainly on a certain group of heifers that calve in. They seem to do ok from day 1 till about day 10 and then just start going down hill. It seems the problem starts with one sore foot above the hoof and up apprx 10 inches. Then they start loosing body condition then just wither away. We have tried treating with various antibiotics and such with no luck. We were trying to blame all this on being at 150% stocking density on our free stall, but have since built a new free stall and doubled our herd size along with having a post fresh group that is not over crowded at all. This seemed to help some of the animals but not the group as a whole. It seems that some are dehydrated and I have been noticing a lot of lapping and muzzle dipping in the waterers. Going through a report with a breeding consultant today that showed breeding and milk related #'s (Genex's RPM report) it dawned on me that this started its downward trend in june 2011. That being said, we brought in a new 800 amp power service and rewired the place and they did their stray voltage test and everything checked out fine according to the power company, which doesn't really mean a whole lot. Since last year I have had 2 wires corrode underground one being about a month and a half ago. That makes me wonder what else is going on. I plan on having an independent stray voltage expert out next week. We have 2 vets, a total of 4 nutritionists and our breeding consultants on board with no real answers. Any ideas?
Thanks
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Stray Voltage
