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<blockquote data-quote="jillaroo" data-source="post: 815753" data-attributes="member: 9683"><p>Did not see the post, but here's what I do:</p><p>With the calf laying on its side, cut through the skin from chin to flank and reflect the front leg back. Cut between the ribs, along the bottom (this is cartilage and will cut easily), and reflect the ribs back. This will give you a clear picture of one lung. You can usually tell by the look of it whether the calf ever took a breath. A lung that was never inflated with air is dark, wet and heavy. An air filled lung is pink and spongy.</p><p>The easiest way to tell is to cut off a chunk of the lung and drop it into a pail of water. If it floats, the calf took at least one breath. If it sinks, it never took a breath. It may have been born alive, but failed to breath (sac on head likely).</p><p>Sorry about your luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jillaroo, post: 815753, member: 9683"] Did not see the post, but here's what I do: With the calf laying on its side, cut through the skin from chin to flank and reflect the front leg back. Cut between the ribs, along the bottom (this is cartilage and will cut easily), and reflect the ribs back. This will give you a clear picture of one lung. You can usually tell by the look of it whether the calf ever took a breath. A lung that was never inflated with air is dark, wet and heavy. An air filled lung is pink and spongy. The easiest way to tell is to cut off a chunk of the lung and drop it into a pail of water. If it floats, the calf took at least one breath. If it sinks, it never took a breath. It may have been born alive, but failed to breath (sac on head likely). Sorry about your luck. [/QUOTE]
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