A cow birth — or “calving,” as is known above all — can be an alarming and long-awaited time for any farm or ranch, large or small, especially where the calving season is determined, or if you have a small herd from only one five cows. One thing that must be emphasized when examining cows must be patient. Waiting for a cow or heifer for calves is just like looking at a pot of water to boil.
The gestation period of a cow or heifer, another word for the duration of gestation, is about 285 days. During this time, starting from the point where the sperm from the bull penetrates and merges with the egg or cow egg, initiating cell division into the blastocyst, and then into the embryo that turns into the fetus of a calf, the living thing inside the uterus is constantly growing and developing to those until she reaches a point where she cannot grow anymore, because the uterus of a cow can still extend. It is at this moment that the cow’s work begins. Few people know that this is really the offspring inside the mother's womb, which is responsible for the beginning of the sunset of labor, and not from the mother herself. Stress signals from the calf pass through the umbilical cord to the placenta right up to the brain of the cow and the ovaries, where various chemicals and hormones are released in the readiness for the birth of the calf, starting with the release of the cervix, to the original contracts of the uterus to force the calf to return to normal position for the birth. The first stages of calving occur within short hours before the actual calving event. Here you need to follow the signs that calving is inevitable.
What are the signs of what to look for in cows or a heifer to pull?
At first, the udder may begin to fill with colostrum — the first milk for the calf — but the nipples themselves cannot be wetted until birth is inevitable. Her vulva will also be filled with blood, and she looks a bit swollen, her sides will sink in front of her plates (this is a smooth part of the pelvis), and some kind of mucous membrane may appear from her vulva. She will be nervous and start looking for a place for calves. When her udder is full, it is about 3-7 days from calving. However, some cows or heifers will not show refreshment until the day they are about to be evicted; others may have a full bag for several weeks before they drop a calf. When her sides are immersed, she is about 1-3 days from calving. When a clear, non-sticky, fibrous material falls out of her vulva, it is usually less than one day from calving. However, if the discharge is more sticky and thick, it is just a mucus plug that is removed, which happens about a week or so before calving. When you see this bag of water, which is a yellowish bag hanging from her vulva, it is pretty obvious that she is in labor, and it is only a few minutes before the legs and head of the calf begin to show.
The annoying thing about the chicks is that you just don’t know when it’s "pop." She could show all the signs that she was on any day from a calf dropping and doing nothing for two or three hard weeks! Or it would be the complete opposite: she has absolutely no signs, but suddenly there is a calf on the ground that she makes it obvious, this is hers. Many cows may be the same, so it is always better to be prepared for the unexpected.
How is a cow born?
As mentioned above, the initial signs are loosening and rather fussy. Many cows will remove them from the herd and are looking for a personal place to give birth in peace. She will act rather awkwardly, laying down, then getting up, and then putting herself back in a few minutes before getting up again. Suddenly, she will just stop and stop what she is doing, and it looks as if she is straining to urinate or defecate, but, most likely, she feels that contracts for the uterus are occurring than ever. You will see thick mucus from her vulva, soon followed by a water bag. Uterine muscular contractions are responsible for the process of childbirth, as well as for the force of gravity. Muscle contracts come and go once every 5-10 seconds, especially when it is in the second stage of its work, which involves pushing the calf.
Shortly after showing the water bag, you can see the legs by clicking. Yellowish tips will be at your feet, which is absolutely normal for a generic calf. They must have a pointer to the bottom down which indicates that the calf is on the first front, which is right way of birth calf. You should also see that both legs go out; if there is only one you might want to consider as soon as possible, helping the cow. Soon after the front legs and the first part of the legs show, the nose, muzzle and head soon appear, followed by the shoulders. After the shoulders, the rest is easy to slip out. However, at this point, problems may arise if the hips of the calf click into the cow's hip joint. If your hips do not close before you find out, you will have a new calf-baby on the ground. Congratulations!
What do I need to do to prepare for calving?
Now that you have an idea of how a cow is born, you need to know what you have to - and should not be done in preparing before, during and after the calves of cows.
It really all depends on what gave birth to your cows and what time of year they are laying. If you have a cow during the winter months where snow and cold are a common subject, you will need to be in the form of a barn for a baking shed and a barn or two - more, if you got more than 10 cow heads to pull out - to provide space for newborns calves to go to keep warm. A thick layer of straw will also help a lot here. In this case, you will need to buy a sufficient amount of straw bales to hold you in the season of calving, if not the entire winter period. Baking salad is ideal because it not only takes cows and newborn or newborn calves out of the cold, but you, especially if you need to help horny cows.
If you do not dip in the middle of winter, but in the warmer months you will not need straw, but you will need some kind of shelter, natural or otherwise, so that the cows hide to give birth in solitude and peace, and also get out of the hot sun . Ideally, a clean pasture should be considered for them, and subsequent pastures to rotate and separate pregnant cows from new mothers, their children, or place new couples on a fresh pasture.
Keep the phone of your large animal vet on the high-speed dial if you have any problems you cannot fix yourself. Keep a fishing kit available for emergencies. Your veterinarian can provide you with a list of accessories for purchasing your calving kit, but they should include the following:
- Calf chains with handles
- Obstetric Shoulder Gloves
- Disposable latex gloves that suit you
- Oxytocin Bottle
- Best calf winch (use with caution)
- Oil for childbirth / artificial insemination
- Syringes of various sizes
- The needles range from 14 to 18 and a length of 1 to 2 inches.
- Halter and Lead Rope
- 20-foot length of rope, whether it is lariat or softer nylon / cotton rope
You will find that either the head gate, the gate of the medina, or the silt remedy can be very helpful if you have a cow that has problems with childbirth. Please note that this list is only for those cases where the cow definitely has problems with calving, and not for use on every korea all the time.
What if my cow gives birth?
The simple answer to this question nothing Let the cow do its work and only intervene if after a few hours she has not advanced in her laboring efforts. This is very important and cruel if you have a beef cow, who naturally tend to travel independently without any human help. Not so much for many dairy cows, however, if you put a proper bull on it, you too should have no problems.
When you jump to help, this should be when she is trying to pull a calf out of her and is not making any progress. If you do not know what to do, call your vet as soon as possible. Do not blame you for getting your vet out of bed, because the life and health of your animal is more important than your or your vet! Then you can make a decision about life or death about how to quickly and effectively reach the calf in order to better save the mother and child.
The problems arising from calving from the head, turned back, the leg returned to the fracture (tail) of birth. The calf may be too large to fit into the birth canal. If this happens, a surgical method called a cesarean section is performed to quickly remove the calf and preserve the cow (or heifer).
If everything goes well, then nothing to worry about. Much time is better not to interfere and allow Korea to do what it needs to do, from the sunset of labor to the time when it raises the calf.
