Curriculum Powerpoint (1)
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For the Instructor
Animal Science Pathway Standards: Upon completion students will be able to
D4.3 - Explain the parturition process, including the identification of potential problems and their solutions.
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Get Me Udder Here!BY: BRIAN SNYDER
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Parturition in Beef/Dairy Cattle
Calving Signs Cow or heifer becomes restless Loss of appetite Discharge Bag up – udder fills with milk
(colostrum)
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Difficulties with Calving
Dystocia difficult birth, typically caused by a
large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
Over-sized calf Twins Help
Me!!
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Correct Positioning of Calf
• Feet First• Then Nose• Within 30 – 45 minutes calf
should be on the ground
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Problems with the calf
A-F • All of these positions can
present potential problems with the parturition process.
• Why might these present problems know that you know the proper position of a calf?
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Twins The worst of the situations with twins is when each calf presents itself in the birth canal.
- Twins can present an issue with cattle. (Especially heifers)
- Often after having the first, cattle become less able to have the second
TWIN 2
TWIN 1
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Problems with Mom
Torsion• The twisting of the uterus,
therefore not allowing the calf to pass.
• The solution is untwisting the uterus. Which requires a phone call to your local large animal vet.
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Time to get the calf out.
Step 1: get the chains properly positioned around front legs.
Step 2: Offset the shoulders and pull
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Discussion Activity:
- As soon as you have the chains on, do you just yank the calf out?
- Discuss with those around you what you might think the next step would be upon placing the pull chains on the calf.