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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 824321" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>99.9% of the time the best course of action is to take no action. Observe the cows udder, if it appears to have been sucked then it got colstum. If it takes a gooey sticky looking dump it's gotten it. If the calf doesn;t appear gaunted, it's gotten it. The really critical time is withhe first 24 hours, even if it's 8 hours after birth it's still in the safe time period.</p><p>Cows have been doing this kind of thing for a lot of years, if it was a problem with the calves not nursing in time they owuld be extinct</p><p>The main thing to remember is to not make things too complex, benign neglect is most often the best choice. There are times that active response is needed, but it's a whole lot less frequent then a lot of people are willing to admit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 824321, member: 34"] 99.9% of the time the best course of action is to take no action. Observe the cows udder, if it appears to have been sucked then it got colstum. If it takes a gooey sticky looking dump it's gotten it. If the calf doesn;t appear gaunted, it's gotten it. The really critical time is withhe first 24 hours, even if it's 8 hours after birth it's still in the safe time period. Cows have been doing this kind of thing for a lot of years, if it was a problem with the calves not nursing in time they owuld be extinct The main thing to remember is to not make things too complex, benign neglect is most often the best choice. There are times that active response is needed, but it's a whole lot less frequent then a lot of people are willing to admit. [/QUOTE]
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