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Mourning cow - How long does it last?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dsth" data-source="post: 1638300" data-attributes="member: 38038"><p>:welcome: Gee Meggie; for a newbie, seems like you "stirred the pot" a little bit with your first post. I was born into the dairy business and milked for over forty years before getting into the beef business. I wish that I could have read those dang cows minds to find out why they would kick me so often. I will share my thoughts since I have worked with both dairy and beef. I know some dairy cows were really protective of their newborns but don't remember any that spent much time searching for the calf once they were separated. My beef cows are very different. I have had calves that the vet said would probably not survive because of various reasons but did because the mommy just kept encouraging the calf to get up or nurse or whatever she thought it needed to do. The ones that didn't make it, the cow would act like yours for about three days probably for an average. Can't verify if it is emotions or instincts but I felt sorry for the cows that lost a calf. Seems like you may feel the same based on your post. Hope all works out well for you and welcome to the Cattle today forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dsth, post: 1638300, member: 38038"] :welcome: Gee Meggie; for a newbie, seems like you "stirred the pot" a little bit with your first post. I was born into the dairy business and milked for over forty years before getting into the beef business. I wish that I could have read those dang cows minds to find out why they would kick me so often. I will share my thoughts since I have worked with both dairy and beef. I know some dairy cows were really protective of their newborns but don't remember any that spent much time searching for the calf once they were separated. My beef cows are very different. I have had calves that the vet said would probably not survive because of various reasons but did because the mommy just kept encouraging the calf to get up or nurse or whatever she thought it needed to do. The ones that didn't make it, the cow would act like yours for about three days probably for an average. Can't verify if it is emotions or instincts but I felt sorry for the cows that lost a calf. Seems like you may feel the same based on your post. Hope all works out well for you and welcome to the Cattle today forum. [/QUOTE]
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