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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 632651" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>The sack not breaking is a real concern. A year before last in this area there was a rash of that same problem. When it's so tough that you have to use a knife to make a cut to get it to break there is every chance the calf will sufficate. I wonder how many calves are found all cleaned off and are dead that this was the cause.</p><p>The vet and I discussed it at length and finally came to the decision that it could be blamed on the fescue because of stressed growing season that we had had and the hay being fed was from that time frame. I happened to be standing near a cow that kicked the calf out and started cleaning it from the back towards the front. I could see the calf sucking the sack into it's mouth as it tried to breath.</p><p>One breeder near Rogersville had a number of calves that he found dead and fiured they were stillborn.</p><p>The vet pulled one calf that he had to cut the entire opening to get the sack to open becuase it wouldn;t tear even after he had made a cut in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 632651, member: 34"] The sack not breaking is a real concern. A year before last in this area there was a rash of that same problem. When it's so tough that you have to use a knife to make a cut to get it to break there is every chance the calf will sufficate. I wonder how many calves are found all cleaned off and are dead that this was the cause. The vet and I discussed it at length and finally came to the decision that it could be blamed on the fescue because of stressed growing season that we had had and the hay being fed was from that time frame. I happened to be standing near a cow that kicked the calf out and started cleaning it from the back towards the front. I could see the calf sucking the sack into it's mouth as it tried to breath. One breeder near Rogersville had a number of calves that he found dead and fiured they were stillborn. The vet pulled one calf that he had to cut the entire opening to get the sack to open becuase it wouldn;t tear even after he had made a cut in it. [/QUOTE]
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