Managing dystocia in beef cows

Managing dystocia in beef cows

Nothing is more disheartening as losing a newborn calf. Sometimes it is just bad luck, and sometimes you can intervene and save a calf.

Spring calving has now begun, and this information provides a timely reminder on the stages of calving and some management tactics that you can undertake to improve calf survival.

The calving process is divided into three distinct stages, although these stages may overlap, and uncomplicated calving will be observed as a continuous process.

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