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Cow won't stop licking calf's umbilical cord
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<blockquote data-quote="pd" data-source="post: 51577" data-attributes="member: 658"><p>Many thanks to everybody <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> .</p><p></p><p>I suspect that dun's suggestion is close to the point, as I have noticed her licking the calf as it urinates (yes, it is a bull calf). I only put the iodine for the first time when the calf was 5 days old and was concerned that the cord was still wet, and could get infected; so she was sucking the cord well prior to the iodine application. </p><p></p><p>I don't normally put iodine on unless I have assisted the calving and it has been wet and muddy or born in the yards.</p><p></p><p>She is a very enthusiastic mother, and last year when her twins were a bit slow to get up after birth she bit their tails off - so maybe it is just her character?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pd, post: 51577, member: 658"] Many thanks to everybody :D . I suspect that dun's suggestion is close to the point, as I have noticed her licking the calf as it urinates (yes, it is a bull calf). I only put the iodine for the first time when the calf was 5 days old and was concerned that the cord was still wet, and could get infected; so she was sucking the cord well prior to the iodine application. I don't normally put iodine on unless I have assisted the calving and it has been wet and muddy or born in the yards. She is a very enthusiastic mother, and last year when her twins were a bit slow to get up after birth she bit their tails off - so maybe it is just her character?! [/QUOTE]
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