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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 627434" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>So many factors here. Beef cows with low milk production, good condition, and no pressure or stress seem to do alright when left alone with a retained placenta. A dairy cow, or any cow with high milk production and/or poor condition and/or stress of any sort would promptly be four feet to the sky if you left the placenta in for more than a few days.</p><p></p><p>In my own experience on the dairy over the past almost-five years -- cows DO rebreed quicker and there are less cases of uterine scarring when the placenta is removed manually than if they're left alone and develop an infection. No research, no statistical data to back up what I'm saying, so take it or leave it -- but I find better rebreeding rates when RPs are manually taken out than when "nature takes its course."</p><p></p><p>Lutalyse is fine; I use it every 12 hours until the cow cleans, but won't work if there's a lot of junk still inside and the cervix is closed (48 hours after calving). Works well though if there's just little pieces or a mild infection. Oxytocin works too but has no effect after 48 hours post-calving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 627434, member: 852"] So many factors here. Beef cows with low milk production, good condition, and no pressure or stress seem to do alright when left alone with a retained placenta. A dairy cow, or any cow with high milk production and/or poor condition and/or stress of any sort would promptly be four feet to the sky if you left the placenta in for more than a few days. In my own experience on the dairy over the past almost-five years -- cows DO rebreed quicker and there are less cases of uterine scarring when the placenta is removed manually than if they're left alone and develop an infection. No research, no statistical data to back up what I'm saying, so take it or leave it -- but I find better rebreeding rates when RPs are manually taken out than when "nature takes its course." Lutalyse is fine; I use it every 12 hours until the cow cleans, but won't work if there's a lot of junk still inside and the cervix is closed (48 hours after calving). Works well though if there's just little pieces or a mild infection. Oxytocin works too but has no effect after 48 hours post-calving. [/QUOTE]
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