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<blockquote data-quote="Beefy" data-source="post: 324450" data-attributes="member: 57"><p>it jus tkind of depends on the situation, as you will learn in time. for the most part its better to leave them alone and let them do their thing. in your case, the calf had problems from the start. you should have been able to tell if it wasnt getting enough milk to live becasue it would have slowly wasted away. so it probably wasnt that. with weak calves i always make sure the calf is nursing. watch closely to see if you think it is getting any milk. if it is going from teat to teat it likely is not getting much if any milk. if it latches on to one and stays it probably is getting milk. sometimes weak calves cant get the waxy plug out of a cows teat that forms when they stop lactating to keep foreign bodies out. a calf that is not getting adequate or good quality milk can be more susceptible to navel ill, which is very painful to the calf and hard to treat. it can lead to fevers and nasty joint infections, etc. did you notice a swollen navel? what kind of mineral program are your cows on? are you in a selenium deficient area? selenium deficiency can cause weak calves at birth. was the calf early?</p><p></p><p>oh yeah, the cow being raped could have had something to do with it too. especially with her contracting and all. depending on how much penetration the bull got she could have easily gotten some foreign body in there. the cervical plug is supposed to keep foreign bodies out so that the calf can develop in a sterile environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beefy, post: 324450, member: 57"] it jus tkind of depends on the situation, as you will learn in time. for the most part its better to leave them alone and let them do their thing. in your case, the calf had problems from the start. you should have been able to tell if it wasnt getting enough milk to live becasue it would have slowly wasted away. so it probably wasnt that. with weak calves i always make sure the calf is nursing. watch closely to see if you think it is getting any milk. if it is going from teat to teat it likely is not getting much if any milk. if it latches on to one and stays it probably is getting milk. sometimes weak calves cant get the waxy plug out of a cows teat that forms when they stop lactating to keep foreign bodies out. a calf that is not getting adequate or good quality milk can be more susceptible to navel ill, which is very painful to the calf and hard to treat. it can lead to fevers and nasty joint infections, etc. did you notice a swollen navel? what kind of mineral program are your cows on? are you in a selenium deficient area? selenium deficiency can cause weak calves at birth. was the calf early? oh yeah, the cow being raped could have had something to do with it too. especially with her contracting and all. depending on how much penetration the bull got she could have easily gotten some foreign body in there. the cervical plug is supposed to keep foreign bodies out so that the calf can develop in a sterile environment. [/QUOTE]
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