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All that sunnyblueskies suggested, plus fatal injury from being stepped on. That's what happened to a week-old calf one week ago, but in my case the mom was standing over it calling for it to get up.

If this happens again, be prepared and get the placenta to a vet for testing. It decomposed rapidly after birth and will require icing or refrigeration and quick transport to a lab.

Some years ago I sold a bred heifer out of my best cow. The buyer contacted me and told me he found the calf without the mom. He wasn't set up to corral them together so he bottle-raised the calf. I bought the cow back and brought her home. When she calved at my place, she was the most...