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<blockquote data-quote="bward" data-source="post: 570393" data-attributes="member: 48"><p>A vet once told me that malpresenations are often because the calf is weak and unable to help itself get born. ( It takes a lot of effort for the calf to straighten its legs and extend them up into the birth canal etc.) This really made sense to me as statsically backwards calves are generally weaker and many die. I find the small calves, under 70 pounds to sometimes be lacking in vigor despite having an easy birth, and then they grow slowly from there. In contrast, I have also pulled some friggin big ones that were in correct position that despite the hard pull were very vigorous once mothered and they just took off from birth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bward, post: 570393, member: 48"] A vet once told me that malpresenations are often because the calf is weak and unable to help itself get born. ( It takes a lot of effort for the calf to straighten its legs and extend them up into the birth canal etc.) This really made sense to me as statsically backwards calves are generally weaker and many die. I find the small calves, under 70 pounds to sometimes be lacking in vigor despite having an easy birth, and then they grow slowly from there. In contrast, I have also pulled some friggin big ones that were in correct position that despite the hard pull were very vigorous once mothered and they just took off from birth. [/QUOTE]
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