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ASSISTING DIFFICULT CALVING Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS Professor and Extension Program Leader Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M System College Station, TX 77843 http://extensionvetmed.tamu.edu
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ASSISTING DIFFICULT CALVING

Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MSProfessor and Extension Program Leader

Texas AgriLife Extension ServiceTexas A&M System

College Station, TX 77843http://extensionvetmed.tamu.edu

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STAGES OF PARTURITION

DILATION OF BIRTH CANAL

EXPULSION OF CALF

EXPULSION OF AFTERBIRTH

NURSING OF CALF

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PULL THROUGH AN ARC!

AVOID EXCESSIVE FORCE!

CALF PULLER IS DANGEROUS!

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DIRECTION OF PULL

THROUGH AN ARC

UP – UP – UP

DOWN – DOWN – DOWN

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PLACEMENT OF CHAINS

LOOP ABOVE FETLOCK

HALF-HITCH BELOW FETLOCK

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