gertman":1e65qy73 said:
I do not know if I used the right term for my topic, but I have an 8 year old cow that calved Sunday (Nov. 12), but she has not passed her placenta or afterbirth as of today (Thursday), has anyone else had a cow take this long? What causes this? By the way the cow and calf appear to be doing fine other than the posted problem.
Do you have pine trees in your country? We do. There is a fungus on the pine needles which causes abortions or early calving. You'd be surprised that cows would even eat such a thing. When that happens, you get a retained placenta. You can give her a shot of oxytocin along with penicillin to keep her from getting a uterine infection.
Even if it's not from pine needles, give her a shot of oxytocin along with a hefty dose of penicillin. This should clear her right up.