My cow died. need advice please

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Ok my dad just bought a farm, and he isnt very informed on how to take care of cattle. I have two questions first question is Can a cow die in labor, and my second question is I dont know why one of my cow died. THe cow was like blown up, not popped, but just got real big. See i only go to my farm once a week and there is another guy there that takes care of them, but i dont think he is keeping a good eye on them. I was driving around, checking on the fences and I saw a fat cow on the corner of my farm that was died. The cattle was swollen big time, his legs, neck, stomach, and that thing on the bottom of the cow i dont know what it is called was swollen and next to the cow the ground was digged up, im not sure if the cow did it before it died. I want to know why my cow died and how do i prevent it from happening again. THanks
 
the death could be caused from 2 things.1 she couldve gotten some grass tetny.but i highly doubt it.because she was the only 1 you found dead.2 sounds like she got her feet out from under her on ubnlevel ground.an couldnt get up an bloated an died.3 she couldve been calving an had probs an died.but my gut feeling is 2 she bloated an died.
 
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I agree.. sell the cows! Obviously the guy who is supposed to be looking after them is doing a poor job of it, and since you're new to this as well, it doesn't sound like a winning proposition.

There are so many things that could have happened to her you'll never know. She's been dead longer than a few days if she's "blown " up.
 
Because you are new to cattle and just learning you need to do your research. Get some goods books like Storey's guide to raising cattle and the Merck vet manual. Also and this is the big one GET A VET and build a relationship with them.

But you need to READ READ READ.........if you want to own animals you need to be responsible and if you do not know what you are doing you will add to the ignorance that is happening in the industry.

If you have another animal that dies I suggest you get it posted so you know exactly what is going on.

I suggest you spend this long weekend learning all about your new acquisitions.

Good Luck ........
 
andylim09":10zy5ro6 said:
Ok my dad just bought a farm, and he isnt very informed on how to take care of cattle. I have two questions first question is Can a cow die in labor, and my second question is I dont know why one of my cow died. THe cow was like blown up, not popped, but just got real big. See i only go to my farm once a week and there is another guy there that takes care of them, but i dont think he is keeping a good eye on them. I was driving around, checking on the fences and I saw a fat cow on the corner of my farm that was died. The cattle was swollen big time, his legs, neck, stomach, and that thing on the bottom of the cow i dont know what it is called was swollen and next to the cow the ground was digged up, im not sure if the cow did it before it died. I want to know why my cow died and how do i prevent it from happening again. THanks
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It is possible for a cow to die in labor, or to die from the result of labor. If the cow was old, weak, etc. she could have strained to hard and hemmorraghed. (I know I butchered that spelling.) My father-in-law had a couple cows this past calving season that were very old die from the result of calving. After delivery, they were just flat out exhausted and could not get up.

As bigbull said, she could have gotten off center, meaning her legs were uphill from the rest of her body. Again, an older cow will have a much more difficult time getting up if this happens, but it can happen to any cow.

It could also be that it was just her time!! Sometimes people die for no apparent reason before they are very old. Maybe that is what happened to your cow.

And as far as preventing from having a cow die again??? Dun is spot on as usual. You have them, you will lose them. It is inevitable. Dad told me a long time ago, "If you are going to have cows, you will lose cows. You just do whatever you can to prevent those losses." Fact of the matter is, you can't babysit your cows 24/7, and you can do everything you can think of, but you will still lose some. I had a coming three year old cow die last fall for no apparent reason. Went out to check on the herd, and there she was dead. You've seen the bumper sticker, "$%it happens".
 
Killing cows are bringing real good right now if they have some meat on them. I sold one this week 1460lb X .62/lb = $905.
 

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