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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12955"><p>Suppose you found a cow lying out in the pasture who was<br>obviously in labor and apparently having no success in delivering. Is it<br>possible to make that cow get up so you can get it into a barn to<br>assist it, or does a cow resist moving when in labor? <p>Also, Is it always optimal to move a cow and calf into a barn or shelter<br>after birth, even if the birth took place unassisted outside? How<br>important a role does weather play in that decision? I'm guessing that<br>when it's below freezing it's best to take the pair inside and then turn<br>them out in second day pens later.<p>I spoke with Mack from Texas about these questions (Thanks again, Mack, for all your great e-mails!) <br>and he shared that these would probably be judgment call situations and would vary from <br>stockman to stockman. <p>CJ<br></p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:tctc@ptd.net">tctc@ptd.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12955"] Suppose you found a cow lying out in the pasture who was<br>obviously in labor and apparently having no success in delivering. Is it<br>possible to make that cow get up so you can get it into a barn to<br>assist it, or does a cow resist moving when in labor? <p>Also, Is it always optimal to move a cow and calf into a barn or shelter<br>after birth, even if the birth took place unassisted outside? How<br>important a role does weather play in that decision? I'm guessing that<br>when it's below freezing it's best to take the pair inside and then turn<br>them out in second day pens later.<p>I spoke with Mack from Texas about these questions (Thanks again, Mack, for all your great e-mails!) <br>and he shared that these would probably be judgment call situations and would vary from <br>stockman to stockman. <p>CJ<br> <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=tctc@ptd.net]tctc@ptd.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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