“Hello? We’ve got a newborn calf who doesn’t look good… Mind coming out?” Two students and I gather some milk replacer and jump into the truck, and speed off towards the small hobby beef operation. We clamber out of the truck, our many layers keeping us warm in the late winter weather but making us […]
Dystocia Season
In California, beef cows have both a fall and spring calving season. This means more dystocia experience for me! Today, an Angus cow presented for difficulty calving. This was her second calving experience. Unfortunately, based on the foul smell we experienced, in addition to our palpation findings when we began to examine her, it was […]
Obstetrics 101
Recently, we were able to learn skills to help us advance our veterinary obstetrics knowledge. A large component of livestock veterinary medicine revolves around breeding, reproduction and the birth of animals. For this reason, it is important for us to know how to use our knowledge to step in when nature doesn’t take its course […]
