Heifer loosing pregnancy

[T Diamond]

I have a 2 yr old heifer that was A.I'ed last spring. Confirmed preg. @ 67 days by a vet. Started to have clear discharge mid Sept. Palpated her myself, can't feel a calf. Due early to mid Jan. Ship her or give her one more chance?

 

[dun]

Have someone else preg her, If she is indeed open she needs to grow wheels

 

[novaman]

You should be able to feel a calf if she's due in a month. Sometimes in mid-gestation the calf is way down in the gut and hard to reach but late gestation should be easy to find. A vet would be the best option here. I have several cows confirmed bred at a couple months and end up losing the pregnancy mid-gestation. It's a natural thing for a certain percentage of cows to lose the pregnancy.

 

[T Diamond]

Thanks, I can feel the calves on the other 2, (1-cow due mid to end Jan, 1-heifer due beg-mid March) The others are getting big, but she has not changed in size.Did not know it came be common for them t loose a preg early on. our cow has held all 3 years. The other heifer has held. How common is it to reaccure for them to loose another preg? I really do not want to keep her around if she is not going to give us a calf every year. we are trying to raise club calves for our son and local kids.

 

[dun]

It depends on the cause of her losing the prgnancy as to if she'll do it again. Since you want her to raise a calf every year, if she's open now she's already failed that requirement

 

[jerry27150]

was the discharge clear & slimy or sticky? if it was sticky she would be bred. i have taken cows to sale in third period & been told they were open til i tell them she should be third, then they reach down farther & feel it

 

[Susie David]

Don't know what part of the country you live in but up here pine needle abortion can be a real problem. Some cows just develop a taste for pine needles and it takes right at 72 hours to abort. One year I had three head all abort within three hours of each other...three days after a strong wind storm blew down some branches. We keep all the pines trimmed up as high as my 6'4" son can reach with a set of long nippers and we are right out there after a storm and remove any seedlings that we find.
dave Mc