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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 1176082" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Maybe she didn't dilate, maybe a leg was turned back. A 45 lb calf is small enough that she could have still delivered, but it would still qualify as both difficult and prolonged delivery. Usually when a cow/heifer 'zone's' out it is due to exhaustion. If he noticed her showing signs at 8, that means she was in labor for at least a good 2 hours prior to showing obvious signs. Add another 2 1/2 hours before he finally got out there to check on her, and another roughly 30 minutes for her to actually deliver the calf. That is definitely prolonged delivery, and enough to exhaust the heifer.</p><p></p><p>ETA: When I was calving out heifers(and with my goats), if there wasn't progress within 30 minutes of the dam starting hard labor I found out why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 1176082, member: 539"] Maybe she didn't dilate, maybe a leg was turned back. A 45 lb calf is small enough that she could have still delivered, but it would still qualify as both difficult and prolonged delivery. Usually when a cow/heifer 'zone's' out it is due to exhaustion. If he noticed her showing signs at 8, that means she was in labor for at least a good 2 hours prior to showing obvious signs. Add another 2 1/2 hours before he finally got out there to check on her, and another roughly 30 minutes for her to actually deliver the calf. That is definitely prolonged delivery, and enough to exhaust the heifer. ETA: When I was calving out heifers(and with my goats), if there wasn't progress within 30 minutes of the dam starting hard labor I found out why. [/QUOTE]
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