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<blockquote data-quote="nrs farm" data-source="post: 514976" data-attributes="member: 154"><p>Along these lines...here is a link to an article on birth for various livestock animals. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.2farm.co.nz/animal-birth.html" target="_blank">http://www.2farm.co.nz/animal-birth.html</a></p><p></p><p>The interesting part to me is in the "birth canal" section in the article. A quote from the article:</p><p></p><p>"This diagram is of the "birth canal", and a cow in late pregnancy.</p><p>The foetus is not in birthing position yet.</p><p>Labour has not started.</p><p> During the 1st stage of labour: The cervix begins to open (widen). The foetus then</p><p>gets itself into the birthing position. ie a diving position, by bringing it's legs up, and it positions it's head so the nose is closest to the cervix. "</p><p></p><p>I always thought the feet were already in position before labor begins but here and elsewhere I have read where the calves feet extend due to the contractions of the cow. It is not until labor begins that the feet extend. As you noted, a dead calf would not extend it's legs obviously.</p><p>I guess, as they say, you're never to old to learn something new.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nrs farm, post: 514976, member: 154"] Along these lines...here is a link to an article on birth for various livestock animals. [url=http://www.2farm.co.nz/animal-birth.html]http://www.2farm.co.nz/animal-birth.html[/url] The interesting part to me is in the "birth canal" section in the article. A quote from the article: "This diagram is of the "birth canal", and a cow in late pregnancy. The foetus is not in birthing position yet. Labour has not started. During the 1st stage of labour: The cervix begins to open (widen). The foetus then gets itself into the birthing position. ie a diving position, by bringing it’s legs up, and it positions it’s head so the nose is closest to the cervix. " I always thought the feet were already in position before labor begins but here and elsewhere I have read where the calves feet extend due to the contractions of the cow. It is not until labor begins that the feet extend. As you noted, a dead calf would not extend it's legs obviously. I guess, as they say, you're never to old to learn something new. [/QUOTE]
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