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I totally agre with above posts but using CE epds is a whole lot better than the old methods. Why not do what you can to improve your hand whether poker of cattle? G. Lesamiz

I agree with DUN. If lutalyse is given early there should be no setback. If give midterm or later there maybe problems. If given late term watch very closely. On the recent matings, the effect from lutalyse would be much less than the results of calving too early and out of sequence wih your...

Tis may sound too obvious but bulls are half of the equation for natural breeding. Not all that unusual to have one or more bulls at the same time that are weak breeders or infertile. I using only one or two bulls, they could be the problem glesamiz

I agrewith DUN, Go in rectally and feel the uterus. Worst situation would be a dead calf which if present needs to come out asap. If an abortion which might be most likely you should be able to get your hand around most of the uterus, feel no calf and probably will feel the caruncles(buttons)...

This may not be helpful for this particuliar cow but for another time or just for information my favorite way to repair vaginal prolapses is to use prolapse "pins" or "buttons". These are pins that are inserted thru the vaginal wall just behind the cervix and out thru the skin with a plastic...

I f the cervical plug has been disrupted for any reason and the cervix is thus open, a calf usually has about 24 hours before death or uterine infection. If I check and find an open cervix and no labor I usually don't wait long to assist. G lesamiz, DVM

Birth weight epd s are not as accurate as calving ease epds. If you consider a number of calves such as 10 v.s. 1 or 2 the calving ease should be very predictable if you know both the cow and the bull's epds. Calving ease epds will make a producer more money than nearly anything if they are used...

I'm new to this chat group but thought I might give my 2 cents worth. With 32 years of beef cattle practice and 57 years of beef cattle experience I might ask several questions necessary to have a good idea where you're at: Were your cattle tested and found to be carrying antibodies or was there...