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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 492631" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>I've seen cows lost from uterine infections following calving...</p><p></p><p>how they're treated is largely dependent on what type of cow we're talking about. You treat dairy cows VERY different than beef cows due to the higher levels of stress on their bodies. If a dairy cow hasn't cleaned by 3 days post partum, you start getting worried. She has so many more demands on her system with sudden and heavy milk production, and with the stress of calving her immune system is compromised so that a uterine infection can very well take her down.</p><p></p><p>Beef cows... it's a whole different story. She produces enough milk for one calf, is only required to support one, and just doesn't have the demands on her body that a dairy cow does. I'm told it's pretty rare to have a severe enough infection to make a beef cow sick. I'm also told it's rare for a beef cow to have even a lingering uterine infection for long after calving. A dairy cow might carry a chronic low grade uterine infection for months, even years if not treated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 492631, member: 852"] I've seen cows lost from uterine infections following calving... how they're treated is largely dependent on what type of cow we're talking about. You treat dairy cows VERY different than beef cows due to the higher levels of stress on their bodies. If a dairy cow hasn't cleaned by 3 days post partum, you start getting worried. She has so many more demands on her system with sudden and heavy milk production, and with the stress of calving her immune system is compromised so that a uterine infection can very well take her down. Beef cows... it's a whole different story. She produces enough milk for one calf, is only required to support one, and just doesn't have the demands on her body that a dairy cow does. I'm told it's pretty rare to have a severe enough infection to make a beef cow sick. I'm also told it's rare for a beef cow to have even a lingering uterine infection for long after calving. A dairy cow might carry a chronic low grade uterine infection for months, even years if not treated. [/QUOTE]
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