SIMP221
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I had a first year heifer give birth this morning, calf was full term and looked normal but it was dead. any ideas or thoughts that may have caused this.
thanks for your input.
thanks for your input.
Won;t work if the sack is too tough to tear and the calf suffocates, that was a real common problem in this area a couple of years ago. We had one early this year but I happened to go past just as the calf popped out intact sack and all.Chris H":1gpte8y2 said:Another way our vet told us was to cut a chunk of the lung and drop it in a bucket of water. If it floats, the calf took a breath, if it does not float then the calf never breathed air.
We've pretty much decided it was a fescue related issue. Anyway that's what we decided to blame it on. Not all cows had the problem but one sack was so tough I needed a knife to open the sack instead of just poking it with a finger and tearing it.inyati13":2q774qe1 said:Dun, what was the reason for thick/tough sacks? Is it a breed related problem? Diet related?