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PREPARATION FOR CALVING
A simple calving barn such as one constructed like an open shed with tall posts for supports is adequate. They can also be quickly made with large bales of hay high enough to create walls then all is needed is a roof. Make sure the shed is out of the wind.
CHAPTER 4 - HEALTH OF CATTLE
Some illnesses are mild whereas other life-threatening. YOU CAN VACINATE FOR SOME. Most illnesses can be prevented with proper nutrition and feeding practices, keeping things clean, and non-exposure to sick animals.
It is crucial to be diligent when calves are small.
The following are not all the diseases that affect cows, but they are perhaps the most common. A good veterinarian is worthwhile.
A healthy animal is bright and alert. It has a good appetite, comes eagerly at feeding time, or grazes along with the rest. Cattle at pasture generally graze in the morning, late afternoon an evening. They lie down during the heat of the day and chew the cud, which is a wad of food burped up from the rumen to be re-chewed. If a cow is slow to come to feed or spends more time than others lying down check it. This also applies to a cow that goes off by itself.
Warning signs: A sick or lame cow may spend a lot of time lying down. If she seems healthy and normal otherwise, get her up and make her walk a few steps to check for lameness from foot rot or injury.
A sick animal may appear dull with drooping ears.
A simple calving barn such as one constructed like an open shed with tall posts for supports is adequate. They can also be quickly made with large bales of hay high enough to create walls then all is needed is a roof. Make sure the shed is out of the wind.
CHAPTER 4 - HEALTH OF CATTLE
Some illnesses are mild whereas other life-threatening. YOU CAN VACINATE FOR SOME. Most illnesses can be prevented with proper nutrition and feeding practices, keeping things clean, and non-exposure to sick animals.
It is crucial to be diligent when calves are small.
The following are not all the diseases that affect cows, but they are perhaps the most common. A good veterinarian is worthwhile.
A healthy animal is bright and alert. It has a good appetite, comes eagerly at feeding time, or grazes along with the rest. Cattle at pasture generally graze in the morning, late afternoon an evening. They lie down during the heat of the day and chew the cud, which is a wad of food burped up from the rumen to be re-chewed. If a cow is slow to come to feed or spends more time than others lying down check it. This also applies to a cow that goes off by itself.
Warning signs: A sick or lame cow may spend a lot of time lying down. If she seems healthy and normal otherwise, get her up and make her walk a few steps to check for lameness from foot rot or injury.
A sick animal may appear dull with drooping ears.