Regardless of whether producers are ready for the calving season, calves are being born. Being prepared is one of the best ways to ensure the season goes smoothly, according to Carl Dahlen, North ...

Preparing for calving season usually comes during an already busy time of the year. No matter if you calve in winter, spring or fall, gathering all the items needed for a successful calving season is ...

After a safe delivery, Naomi dries off her newborn heifer calf, Buttercup. Not every birth at Miles Smith Farm is easy, but this one was. Credit: CAROLE SOULE / For the Monitor Sign up for the Concord ...

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

Our herdsman/vet was out of town and the call came from the herdsman's assistant that we might have another twisted uterus. "Didn't we just do this a couple of months ago?" I thought. Off to the barn.

With the prevalence of dystocia in cows as high as 7% in herds and the costs of a difficult calving ranging from £110 to £400 depending on the severity, taking approaches to minimise calving ...