Get it fastPre-calvinPlace cows and heifers that are about to
calve under close supervision, especially the first-timers, because they are more susceptible to experiencing difficulties.
They consisted of weighing the
calves and zoom measurements with a tape and a zoometric stick, i.e.
The family recently expanded its herd and has plans for further expansion later this year - 64 heifers are due to
calve in November and 28 heifers were put to the bull this spring.
The weight of the
calves recorded within twenty four hours after birth was taken as birth weight.
KWS said Kenya has never had any case where elephant
calves are deliberately separated from their mothers for rearing by humans.
Calves born to thin cows may not be strong and slower to get up and nurse.
Nothing beats watching a group of
calves playing in the pasture.
We had another entry of cows and
calves with 5 from Maes y Groes, Maenan.
According to Weigel [23], SCE reflects the tendency of
calves from a particular service sire to be born more easily (or more difficult) than an average calf, whereas a DCE illustrates the tendency of daughters of a particular sire to have more (or fewer) problems at calving time than an average cow and to produce
calves that are born more easily (or more difficult) than
calves produced by an average cow.
It is recommended that the age for heifers to first
calve is 24 months," said Gwawr Parry, industry development officer at HCC.
The study was conducted on buffalo herd of livestock owners of 7 adopted villages of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh, India where mortality ranged from 75-85 percent in buffalo
calves from birth to one year age.
With a renowned reputation for producing top quality suckled
calves and store cattle consigned regularly to sales at this centre a huge crowd gathered at the ringside for the sale assembled from all over the UK.