Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1991
Summary
Calving difficulty (dystocia) can increase calf losses, cow mortality, and veterinary and labor costs, as well as delay return to estrus, and lower conception rates. In two studies at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC), Clay Center, Nebraska, calf losses within 24 hours of birth averaged 4 percent for those born with little or no assistance compared to 16 percent for those requiring assistance. Calf mortality increased by a 0.35 percent per pound increase in birth weight. In a Hereford herd at the U.S. Livestock and Range Research Station. Miles City, Montana, 57 percent of all calf losses were reported to be due to dystocia.
Number of Pages
4
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1991
Recommended Citation
Ritchie, Harlan D. and Anderson, Peter T., "Calving Difficulty in Beef Cattle: Part I" (1991). South Dakota Beef Seedstock Symposium, 1991. 4.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beef-seed_1991/4