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New born calf

  • 20-04-2012 10:55am
    #1
    reps4
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭


    well,

    quick Q, if a newborn is passing urine and dung after 4-5 hrs is it a sign they have sucked?

    sometimes hard to know on the cow's udder if she has been sucked or not.


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  • #2
    LostCovey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭LostCovey


    reps4 wrote: »
    well,

    quick Q, if a newborn is passing urine and dung after 4-5 hrs is it a sign they have sucked?

    sometimes hard to know on the cow's udder if she has been sucked or not.

    It is good circumstantial evidence. The first dung is black greasy stuff (meconium). Passing orangey yellow dung is definite proof that colostrum has been digested, but you won't normally see that before day 2 (when its probably too late to do anything about it).

    LC


  • #3
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    I would agree with LC. It can be hard to know sometimes but you must establish the fact that the calf is sucking soonish.
    Sometimes you can tell by looking at the calf, they may look empty or full. You could handle the cow and see if the seal has been broken on any/each spin. If none are broken you can be sure the calf hasn't sucked!


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