Sign of abortion?

[southernultrablack]

Found this on one of my cows this afternoon while feeding. She's a second calver that was AI'd May 1st and was AI bred on her first calf. Is there anything that would cause this besides a miscarriage?

 

[Fire Sweep Ranch]

Did you look for a fetus? Sure looks like she calved....

 

[southernultrablack]

Did you look for a fetus? Sure looks like she calved....

Been looking and don't see one, but the cow is still discharging a little so may be in the process now?

 

[wbvs58]

A little hard to make out exactly what you have there but certainly not a good sign. I doubt that she is still in the process.

Ken

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Has she been eating acorns that you know of. ??been bad year for it..

 

[southernultrablack]

Has she been eating acorns that you know of. ??been bad year for it..

Not that I know of.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Has she been eating acorns that you know of. ??been bad year for it..

Not that I know of.

thats the problem,not that"" WE"" know of,myself included..had it happen this year...

 

[Black and Good]

SUB,Was she confirmed bred? If not, are her flanks/tailhead marked up with dirt,mud,manure at all? I've seen younger females look kinda like that as they are going out of heat. B&G

 

[greatgerts]

SUB,Was she confirmed bred? If not, are her flanks/tailhead marked up with dirt,mud,manure at all? I've seen younger females look kinda like that as they are going out of heat. B&G

That doesn't look like manure going up to her hips on each side. Way too much discharge for it to be a heat IMO.

 

[Black and Good]

SUB,Was she confirmed bred? If not, are her flanks/tailhead marked up with dirt,mud,manure at all? I've seen younger females look kinda like that as they are going out of heat. B&G

That doesn't look like manure going up to her hips on each side. Way too much discharge for it to be a heat IMO.

I was referring to marks along her side from being rode. B&G

 

[Black and Good]

SUB,Was she confirmed bred? If not, are her flanks/tailhead marked up with dirt,mud,manure at all? I've seen younger females look kinda like that as they are going out of heat. B&G

That doesn't look like manure going up to her hips on each side. Way too much discharge for it to be a heat IMO.

I was referring to marks along her side from being rode. I do agree it's a lot of discharge. But, I have seen close to that much from young heifers that have been in heat and maybe just bred. B&G

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Well, I'm pretty good at heat detection, and with this one picture, I cannot see any "marks along her sides" - we cannot see her sides. The picture is a perfect example of a cow that just calved. IMHO

 

[alisonb]

I'd venture to say that it was still happening(aborting) at time of pic purely by looking at udder and also seeing no signs of afterbirth...

 

[southernultrablack]

SUB,Was she confirmed bred? If not, are her flanks/tailhead marked up with dirt,mud,manure at all? I've seen younger females look kinda like that as they are going out of heat. B&G

Thanks for the replies!
B&G, she was not confirmed bred but was AI'd and then covered by the cleanup bull and I've not seen any signs of heat from her that I'm aware of.