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Bred Heifers requiring Nursing Intervention?
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<blockquote data-quote="moses388" data-source="post: 1743582" data-attributes="member: 27368"><p>I agree with Brute & Ky hills. Culling is the answer for maternal problems. Sounds like it may be maternal. Think I have seen that before. She wants the calf and gets all cozy with it, but manages to keep the calf off the teats/udders. Calf eventually dies without intervention. </p><p></p><p>Another issue I have wondered about is space. I'm not saying it applies to you, but it's just from observing my own cattle. One will go into labor and a another cow comes along. The labor cow has her calf, but the cradle robber is waiting in the rear and starts licking it off. </p><p>Or a cow is in early stages of parturition when they start the up, down & all around stuff. The cow gets up and finds a puddle of fluid on the ground. Sniff and yum yum good. Oh there is a calf next it, must be mine! Nope, it's still in your belly. </p><p>Or a cow has her calf and is licking it off and starts cooing. Like flies on sh**, here comes another calf. Ugh...oh, brother!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moses388, post: 1743582, member: 27368"] I agree with Brute & Ky hills. Culling is the answer for maternal problems. Sounds like it may be maternal. Think I have seen that before. She wants the calf and gets all cozy with it, but manages to keep the calf off the teats/udders. Calf eventually dies without intervention. Another issue I have wondered about is space. I'm not saying it applies to you, but it's just from observing my own cattle. One will go into labor and a another cow comes along. The labor cow has her calf, but the cradle robber is waiting in the rear and starts licking it off. Or a cow is in early stages of parturition when they start the up, down & all around stuff. The cow gets up and finds a puddle of fluid on the ground. Sniff and yum yum good. Oh there is a calf next it, must be mine! Nope, it's still in your belly. Or a cow has her calf and is licking it off and starts cooing. Like flies on sh**, here comes another calf. Ugh...oh, brother! [/QUOTE]
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