Knowing when to assist with calving can be a very tricky matter. It requires a delicate balance between not acting too quickly and not reacting too late. Finding this balance can require a lot of experience and maybe a little bit of luck.
If you help too early there is a chance that you did not need to help at all. Also, you run the risk of injuring the calf as well as the calf. Not to mention it can impair the bonding process between momma and baby.
Waiting too long can have dire results as well. There is a certain possibility that you will lose both the calf and its momma at the same time. Not to mention the expensive veterinary bill if it gets to the point of needing surgery to get the calf out.
So to help you find the right balance of when to take action or not I have provided some information to get you on the path to success.
BRD, or bovine respiratory disease, is a general term for respiratory disease in cattle. A range of factors can cause this disease. The common names normally used for this disease is pneumonia or shipping fever. Stocker and feedlot operations is often where this disease occurs.
Trich, or the more scientific name Trichomoniasis, is a very serious economic problem for cattle producers. Some of the problems that it can cause are a reduced calf crop as well as lower weaning weights. It can cause this because it making your breeding cows infertile and possibly causing a longer breeding season.
With summer arriving treating pinkeye is an issue many cattle producers will face. As things get drier it means more dust which means an increase in eye irritants.
Treatment protocols are often seen as something used only by feed yards and large stocker operations. People that deal with large numbers of animals at a time.
Spring weather has finally arrived to many parts of the country. The snow (if you got any) has started to melt away and things are starting to grow again.
Anyone involved in cattle production is aware of the danger of internal parasites in cattle. Internal parasites, such as lung worms and coccidia, live in the gastro-intestinal tracts of cattle. They will cause decreased production and in some cases even death.
Pinkeye is a very common as well as a highly contagious disease in cattle. Once it shows up if you do not take proper steps it can quickly affect all of your cattle.
Spring weather has finally arrived to many parts of the country. The snow (if you got any) has started to melt away and things are starting to grow again.
Treatment protocols are often seen as something used only by feedyards and large stocker operations. People that deal with large numbers of animals at a time.
