SRBeef
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I have one cow who had a very nice calf on Thursday (3 days ago). Cow and calf seem normal except the cow is still trailing the umbilical cord. I take it the cow has not expelled the placenta.
My vet says to watch it for a couple days that sometimes they expell a few days later. He'll come over and pull it if not out in a couple days.
I have never had one like this before. This is a cow I almost culled last fall but changed my mind. She is now back on the list after weaning.
Calf was about a 70 lb bull calf from the looks of it. Have not weighed him yet. No problem calving at all, just didn't clean up like the rest of them. Coming a bit more regularly now.
My question is how common is this? Do cows that do this tend to do it again?
My vet says to watch it for a couple days that sometimes they expell a few days later. He'll come over and pull it if not out in a couple days.
I have never had one like this before. This is a cow I almost culled last fall but changed my mind. She is now back on the list after weaning.
Calf was about a 70 lb bull calf from the looks of it. Have not weighed him yet. No problem calving at all, just didn't clean up like the rest of them. Coming a bit more regularly now.
My question is how common is this? Do cows that do this tend to do it again?