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<blockquote data-quote="RanchManager" data-source="post: 598593" data-attributes="member: 8827"><p>It's very unlikely. After many seasons, I have never experienced an abortion from palpating. However, we do put off preg'n until as late in the season as possible. According to several vets I've spoken to, it is true that an early bred cow could be made to abort simply from the stress of working her through the chutes. We avoid working the herd for any reason in late spring to mid summer. That being said, we have doctored, probably hundreds, of cows in the early seson for pink eye, foot rot, eye injury, etc. Methods include fairly low stress chute work to fairly stressful team roping in the field. Still I can't recall an instance of causing one to abort that I am aware of; I can't recall one turning up open at season's end that we doctored in early season.</p><p></p><p>Our feed is fairly cheap (because we operate in conjuction with a large commercial farm operation), yet it is still cost effective to identify open cows and sell them. It is especially prudent for most folks who have to buy their hay at $160 plus a ton. In a typical market, if a cow is open one year in seven, you have lost money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RanchManager, post: 598593, member: 8827"] It's very unlikely. After many seasons, I have never experienced an abortion from palpating. However, we do put off preg'n until as late in the season as possible. According to several vets I've spoken to, it is true that an early bred cow could be made to abort simply from the stress of working her through the chutes. We avoid working the herd for any reason in late spring to mid summer. That being said, we have doctored, probably hundreds, of cows in the early seson for pink eye, foot rot, eye injury, etc. Methods include fairly low stress chute work to fairly stressful team roping in the field. Still I can't recall an instance of causing one to abort that I am aware of; I can't recall one turning up open at season's end that we doctored in early season. Our feed is fairly cheap (because we operate in conjuction with a large commercial farm operation), yet it is still cost effective to identify open cows and sell them. It is especially prudent for most folks who have to buy their hay at $160 plus a ton. In a typical market, if a cow is open one year in seven, you have lost money. [/QUOTE]
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