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Calf's tongue sticks out to the side
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<blockquote data-quote="mjnetex" data-source="post: 751858" data-attributes="member: 13948"><p>It could be genetic, I have had it happen several times, rarely kept the calf. Years ago had a dairy-cross</p><p>calf that took twice as long to finish her bottle as the other calves because of this. And I made the mistake</p><p>of keeping her and her first calf had the exact same problem, she could nurse but not normally. If it doesn't go away, and in my</p><p>experience, it rarely does, it's genetic.</p><p>I always cringe when I see a new calf's tongue over to one side, I consider that a major</p><p>defect. I guess if it is just swelling then it does go away quickly</p><p>but if not, nothing you can do, it will get better with time and might not really show when the calf is older</p><p>but that tongue will always be off and that trait can be passed on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mjnetex, post: 751858, member: 13948"] It could be genetic, I have had it happen several times, rarely kept the calf. Years ago had a dairy-cross calf that took twice as long to finish her bottle as the other calves because of this. And I made the mistake of keeping her and her first calf had the exact same problem, she could nurse but not normally. If it doesn't go away, and in my experience, it rarely does, it's genetic. I always cringe when I see a new calf's tongue over to one side, I consider that a major defect. I guess if it is just swelling then it does go away quickly but if not, nothing you can do, it will get better with time and might not really show when the calf is older but that tongue will always be off and that trait can be passed on. [/QUOTE]
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