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Lucky? Genetic disorder causing enlarged abdomen?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1356761" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>Not a good way to start the season, but one of my girls aborted an embryo calf last night, 250 days gestation. I should have gone back out and checked her last night, because I noted she was laying and acting like she was pushing, or uncomfortable, stretching her legs out, around 8PM. No real bag made yet. But I went out this morning and she was protecting her dead bull calf. He was 51 pounds, and the first thing I noted was his larger-than-normal distended belly. :cry2: </p><p><img src="http://i64.tinypic.com/wurs4w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>So, my question is, is there a genetic condition that causes the calf to have a distended belly? If you look at the picture, his belly looks unusually big. Now, with his genetics (Sandeen Upper Class - sire), they tend to be big bellied cattle.... maybe I am grasping at straws here, and nothing will change the outcome (a dead calf)... Just trying to learn from an unfortunate event. I still have two more of those embryos in the tank...</p><p>I have had three abortions in the time we have been breeding cattle, two of which were embryo bull calves. The last one that was aborted, about 2 years ago, we had cultured and nothing specific came back. I know it happens, but I hate it! I hate it for the cow, I hate it for us. All three abortions were in August/September time frame. </p><p>Anyway, off to church this morning, try to lift my spirits...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1356761, member: 18809"] Not a good way to start the season, but one of my girls aborted an embryo calf last night, 250 days gestation. I should have gone back out and checked her last night, because I noted she was laying and acting like she was pushing, or uncomfortable, stretching her legs out, around 8PM. No real bag made yet. But I went out this morning and she was protecting her dead bull calf. He was 51 pounds, and the first thing I noted was his larger-than-normal distended belly. :cry2: [img]http://i64.tinypic.com/wurs4w.jpg[/img] So, my question is, is there a genetic condition that causes the calf to have a distended belly? If you look at the picture, his belly looks unusually big. Now, with his genetics (Sandeen Upper Class - sire), they tend to be big bellied cattle.... maybe I am grasping at straws here, and nothing will change the outcome (a dead calf)... Just trying to learn from an unfortunate event. I still have two more of those embryos in the tank... I have had three abortions in the time we have been breeding cattle, two of which were embryo bull calves. The last one that was aborted, about 2 years ago, we had cultured and nothing specific came back. I know it happens, but I hate it! I hate it for the cow, I hate it for us. All three abortions were in August/September time frame. Anyway, off to church this morning, try to lift my spirits... [/QUOTE]
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