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Calf jacks and calving paralysis
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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 441582" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>I think that it is more related to calf size than the use of the calf puller. Not to say that you can't cause big problems if aren't careful using a puller, but I have also seen cows partially paralyzed after a long difficult birth when there was no help given.</p><p></p><p>Unless the calf is backwards, we pull slowly. Give the cow time to stretch. Until the umbilical cord is pinched in the birth canal you shouldn't have to worry about the calf dying. And by the time that it does get to the point of being pinched, the calf should be out far enough that it can breathe. Once we have the ribs out, on a hard pull, we get the calf breathing, then worry about pulling the rest of the calf out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 441582, member: 2308"] I think that it is more related to calf size than the use of the calf puller. Not to say that you can't cause big problems if aren't careful using a puller, but I have also seen cows partially paralyzed after a long difficult birth when there was no help given. Unless the calf is backwards, we pull slowly. Give the cow time to stretch. Until the umbilical cord is pinched in the birth canal you shouldn't have to worry about the calf dying. And by the time that it does get to the point of being pinched, the calf should be out far enough that it can breathe. Once we have the ribs out, on a hard pull, we get the calf breathing, then worry about pulling the rest of the calf out. [/QUOTE]
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