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Originally Posted by Up North
Jeff, I'm not posting this to criticize. Goodness knows I've lost my fair share of calves. But maybe we can turn this into something people can learn from. From experience I would of pulled this calf very quickly at this point. * If the calves head is all the way out and the cow isn't making quick progress I pull the calf.* Once it is this far in the birth canal the calves lungs are compressed and she cannot breathe (especially with being a large calf). In a lot of cases the umbilical cord is compressed so the calf isn't getting oxygen from the cow either, this is where a calf can get in trouble.
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Understood... I would also pull if a problem is apparent. By 9, it was only a half hour, and by the time she was done it was little over an hour.. I have watched some take well over an hour without any issues. Seeing how big that calf was once out, there was a risk to also injuring the cow. Pulled one April of 06, pinched a nerve in that cow, hips locked, cow was fine the 2nd time around, smaller calf.
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