Special Care for the Dystocia Calf
I updated several older issues of the calf management newsletter this morning. One of them had the title above - special care for the dystocia calf.
The summary is:
- Calving difficulty, sometimes called
dystocia, affects between 13 to 15 % of
- 48-hour survival rates drop drastically
for calves when deliveries require 2 or more persons, mechanical or
surgical intervention compared to unassisted births.
- 120-day survival rates for calves when
deliveries require 2 or more persons, mechanical or surgical intervention
are 70 % less than unassisted births.
- Treatment rates are higher for dystocia
calves (scours 17%, pneumonia 70%) compared to calves experiencing
unassisted births.
- Providing special care, both in the
first few hours and first two weeks, can cut both death losses and
treatments for scours and/or pneumonia.
If you never saw this issue or don't remember (it was back in January, 2013) you may enjoy reviewing these low-cost recommendations that promise significant returns.
Click HERE to select this issue. Other issues are at www.atticacows.com in the Resources section under Calf Management Newsletter.
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