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Should cow be milked after calf dying @ birth

  • 08-01-2016 7:52pm
    #1
    doyleshill
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    Calf died @ birth last Wednesday.Cow has a big udder of milk.Should I milk the cow and use dry cow tubes or if she is left alone will she be OK.


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  • #2
    Mehaffey1
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    I'd milk her for a few days till the colostrum clears then dry cow her.


  • #3
    White Clover
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    doyleshill wrote: »
    Calf died @ birth last Wednesday.Cow has a big udder of milk.Should I milk the cow and use dry cow tubes or if she is left alone will she be OK.

    Don't go near her. She'll start to soak away herself.


  • #4
    Kovu
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    If she hasn't broken the seals I'd leave her be.
    This is one of those things that everyone has a different opinion on :D


  • #5
    Miname
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    Don't touch her.


  • #6
    tanko
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    I'd leave her alone but make sure she has somewhere clean to lie, if she's lying on dung and gets e coil mastitis she'll be in big trouble.


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  • #7
    Genghis Cant
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    I wouldn't touch her.


  • #8
    Base price
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    I would leave her be even if she is running milk. Don't give her meal. Hay/straw with a nip of silage is ok until she dries up. If you have a dry paddock/field I would turn her out.


  • #9
    The Cuban
    Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭The Cuban


    It really depends on the cow, if theirs too much dairy in the cow then you might be better off trying to locate a calf( or two for her) and put them on her.
    It happened to me a few years back, Dairy type suckler cow lost calf, she was dripping milk so I went looking for 1 calf and came home with 2 in the back of the car!!
    Took a week of standing with the cow, a lot of cursing and swearing and plenty meal before she took to the calves.
    Not the most profitable solution, her own calf would have cost nothing :( but at least she was paying her way that year.
    Nothing worse than an empty cow going with no calf and maybe get Summer mastitis after.


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