Calving Time
Cow-calf corner: Recording multiple births
Glenn Selk talks about multiple births and keeping records on a freemartin heifer, which is an infertile heifer that is twin to a bull calf.
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Interval timing from calving to return to heat cycles
Research data sets have shown conclusively that young cows that calve in thin body condition but regain weight and condition going into the breeding season do not rebreed at the same rate as those that calve in good condition and maintain that condition into the breeding season.
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Assisting difficult calvings
Realizing that a difficult calving is in progress is a critical, but only an initial, step in assuring that everything possible is being done to ensure as good an outcome as possible.
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The third stage of calving: Shedding of fetal membranes
The process of “calving” or parturition in beef cattle is defined by three stages. Stage I occurs about 4 to 24 hours prior to calving.
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Cow calf management: February timely tips
Check these management tips to help your cattle herd through the colder February weather.
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Calving difficulties: Knowing what to look for
According to the NAHMS Beef 2007-08 Research data, “Calves born dead accounted for nearly half of calf losses (44.5 percent) during the first 6 months of 2008 and another 13.5 percent of losses occurred in the first 24 hours following birth.”
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Frostbite in newborn calves
When those frigid stretches of winter coincide with calving time, completely new sets of problems present themselves for the cow-calf producer striving to get calves off to a good start.
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Cow calf corner: Calf scours data
In Cow-Calf Corner this week, Glenn Selk explains the causes of calf scours among a herd.
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List of supplies and equipment for calving time
Calving time is just around the corner, or maybe it’s begun already. Do you have your supplies ready?
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Prepare before you pull (that difficult birth)
Before applying the obstetrical chains to "pull" a calf during a difficult birth, a proper analysis of the situation must be made.
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Signs of impending calving in cows or heifers
As the spring calving season approaches, the cows will show typical signs that will indicate parturition is imminent.
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