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  1. When a heifer is attempting a breech birth, with tail presented first and hind feet pointed forward/down — not in exit position — is it feasible to pull the calf hock first? In such cases, the feet would be pointed forward and would not exit first. Updated: November 12, 2010
  2. I have a four-year-old Hereford cow that had to have a dead calf pulled on Monday. She has not yet expelled the afterbirth and it is now Wednesday. The vet said it may take three to four days. Isn't this dangerous for her? She is acting depressed, staying in the same place in the pasture. She is drinking from the creek and eating what I take down to her. Updated: October 15, 2010
  3. I had a vet surgically repair a cow with a vaginal prolapse. She is close to calving. When should I remove the repaired string from her opening? Updated: October 15, 2010
  4. What is the consequence when the afterbirth fails to be expelled after calving? Updated: October 31, 2008
  5. My cow gave birth at 3 p.m. Saturday, and more than 24 hours later the placenta is still hanging down. Is this normal? Updated: October 30, 2008
  6. What could be causing my cows to have a vaginal prolapse before they give birth? Updated: October 22, 2008
  7. Have you ever heard of a cow stealing a calf and having milk for it, then delivering her own calf six to seven weeks later? A local producer insists this cow calved twice, over this short period. Updated: October 13, 2008
  8. I have a heifer that has just had her first calf three days ago. She is acting very aggressively toward the calf even to the point of not allowing it to nurse. If she is eating feed or confined in a chute, the calf can nurse; otherwise she is kicking the calf and/or butting the calf all over the corral. What can we do to fix the problem rather than forcing her to let the calf nurse? Updated: October 09, 2008
  9. When calving cows in cold weather, what are the best options to dry off the calves? Updated: March 06, 2008
  10. What are the benefits of feeding bred heifers in the evening rather than feeding in the morning during calving season? Updated: March 06, 2008
  11. What is the name of the tablets that are used to dissolve the follicles on the afterbirth? They also include penicillin. Updated: February 28, 2008
  12. I had a vet repair a cow with a vaginal prolapse on Dec. 16. She is close to calving. When should I remove the repaired string from her opening? Updated: February 28, 2008
  13. I have a cow that has prolapsed once, and it went back in and then prolapsed again. I pushed it in stitched her up, and about a month later, she prolapsed again and tore the stitches (cow due in March). Is it worth sewing her back up, or is there something else I could do? Updated: February 26, 2008
  14. What kind of records do I need to keep during calving season? Updated: February 21, 2008
  15. My dad says that if we feed first-calf heifers corn before calving, the calves will get too big. Is this true or more of an old wives' tale? Should we also be feeding them corn prior to calving to increase our chances of breeding back early? Updated: February 21, 2008
  16. One of our beef cows just had her second calf. She cleaned the calf up, but every time the calf would go to nurse, she would knock the calf back down. I took the calf from her and put it on a bottle. The cow does not even care that it is missing. She did not do this with her first calf. Any information on why this would happen? Updated: February 19, 2008
  17. What is a breech birth, and what causes it? Updated: February 18, 2008
  18. For cows with spring-born calves, what type of work needs to be done for them and their calves? Any specific worming or vaccines? Updated: February 18, 2008

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