The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
The Cattle Business Weekly
How To: Pull a Calf When Needed
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Tony Hawkins DVM, Valley Vet Supply Technical Service Veterinarian A calf can only be delivered once it is coming the correct way. If you missed it, reference this article which discusses common malpresentations of the calf to allow for safe delivery. When you are ready to deliver the calf, the first thing you need to do is attach the OB calving chains. If you only put one loop around each leg, there is a high risk of breaking a calf’s leg. To minimize this risk, put the first loop above the fetlock and then put a second loop (a half...