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Heifer calved and is not letting her milk down ANYONE?????
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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 360792" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>She can't suck what isn't there, and all the oxytocin in the world isn't going to change that. But, on the other hand, I've never seen a non-cesearan cow refuse to let her milk down, either - they either have it or they don't. Sure she has energy after you feed her, her tummy is full and she has the nutrients to provide the energy to run and play. The first sign of a calf that isn't getting enough to eat is laying around, and sleeping when the other calves are running around playing, and checking out their world. Assuming she isn't sick or scouring, she should be getting enough groceries to have the energy and desire to run around, play, check things out, raise a ruckus at sundown, grow, and thrive. If the mother's bag is as hard after nursing as it was before, something is definitely wrong - my guess would be a bad udder, but I could be wrong on that. You should be able to see a difference between an engorged udder as opposed to the way an udder looks after a calf has nursed the udder out. Based on your description, I'm thinking I would pull the calf, make it a bottle calf and ship the cow. I would not keep the calf as a replacement, either, as poor milking tends to be hereditary - assuming there is not a physical reason for her mother's poor milking ability.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 360792, member: 539"] She can't suck what isn't there, and all the oxytocin in the world isn't going to change that. But, on the other hand, I've never seen a non-cesearan cow refuse to let her milk down, either - they either have it or they don't. Sure she has energy after you feed her, her tummy is full and she has the nutrients to provide the energy to run and play. The first sign of a calf that isn't getting enough to eat is laying around, and sleeping when the other calves are running around playing, and checking out their world. Assuming she isn't sick or scouring, she should be getting enough groceries to have the energy and desire to run around, play, check things out, raise a ruckus at sundown, grow, and thrive. If the mother's bag is as hard after nursing as it was before, something is definitely wrong - my guess would be a bad udder, but I could be wrong on that. You should be able to see a difference between an engorged udder as opposed to the way an udder looks after a calf has nursed the udder out. Based on your description, I'm thinking I would pull the calf, make it a bottle calf and ship the cow. I would not keep the calf as a replacement, either, as poor milking tends to be hereditary - assuming there is not a physical reason for her mother's poor milking ability. [/QUOTE]
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