How to take delivery in cows?

The mystery of the appearance of a new life is always an exciting and responsible moment. In animal husbandry, where the basis for profit is a large and healthy livestock, a safe resolution of the burden plays an important role. In dairy cattle, the labor of cows is a hope not only for the repair of the herd, but in general for obtaining milk. The process does not always go smoothly. Timely rendering of the help can rescue a life both a calf and the woman in childbirth.

Caring for the cow

The birth of cows is the apogee of the laborious and continued work of the cattle breeder. There are heifers at the age of 18 months, when reaching a live weight of at least 380 kg or 75% of the adult cow weight. The period of pregnancy lasts about 9 months. Fluctuations in terms are due to the age of the animal, its physical condition and breed membership.

First of all, the animal needs to be provided with high-quality fodders, to create conditions of maintenance that correspond to all norms of zooghygiene. The future calf should have a healthy mother. Primary requirements:

• Dry, warm (in winter) without drafts stall;
• Cleanliness of the contents (daily cleaning of the animal and change of the litter);
• balanced diet;
• Daily exercise;
• Timely launch.

Milking is stopped (run) two months before calving. Do this gradually, first go to a double milking, then one-time. Finally, they stop milking altogether. Each stage lasts not less than a week. It is important to pay attention to the condition of the udder, it should not have any redness or swelling.

Change and diet of feeding. Reduce to 1 kg per day or exclude concentrated feed, remove juicy: silage, root vegetables. Optimal feed for the cow during the launch period is quality hay, in the summer - pasture grass. Regular walks will help reduce the risk of edema of the udder. In order to avoid undesirable injuries, it is better to separate the sterile cow from the goods (if it is not on the farm alone). On average, for a dry period, the cow gains 50-70 kg. This is due to the development of the calf.

Preparation for childbirth

Immediately before calving, the birth canal is treated. For this, solutions are used: 2% Creole, or 0.1% Lysol, or 0.1% Manganese. From the animal, all the impurities are washed off, the udders are thoroughly washed and wiped dry.

The births of cows require preparation and placement:

• Necessarily carry out disinfection (2% solution of creolin or sodium will suit) walls, floor, feeding trough, total inventory;
• Change litter, straw stelut layer of not less than 15 cm, from sawdust is better to refuse, in extreme cases, to lay them under a layer of straw.

Warm water, dry clean rags should be prepared at the ready. The state of the cow is checked every hour.

Signs of approach calving

After mating, the cow is rectal, checking for pregnancy. Knowing the date of insemination, the approximate calving time is calculated. Allowable fluctuations - within 8-10 days. According to observations, if the cow paces the time, she will have a bull-calf. Another forecast for the swelling of the udder: if the front lobes are poured - the calf, the rear - the bull.

Experienced farmers notice signs of childbirth at the cow. According to the physical state and behavior of the animal you can understand that the calving is soon:

• The udder is filled with milk, the timing varies for different cows: in some, it appears one day before calving; in others, in a couple of weeks ("nipple" nipples and discharge of colostrum indicate the approach of labor);
• Visually noticeable swelling of the vulva and clear discharge from it;
• The tail falls (it seems to fall through at the base);
• The cow often looks at the belly, loudly mumbles, behaves restlessly (lies down, gets up, as if does not find a place), tries to go into the corner of the pen or stall;
• The stomach is markedly lowered.

Usually cows give birth at night, at the most deaf time. Shepherds in the pasture need to be careful not to miss the moment of retirement in the bush somewhere in the bush.

Calving

Most owners of cattle are not once present at the birth of calves. For beginners, it is important to know theoretically how to take delivery from a cow, and all the possible nuances of obstetrics. One of the main conditions for correct and timely assistance to an animal is the absence of panic in the "obstetrician" himself.

Normally, an animal is able to give birth to a baby without human intervention. The cow lays down (or stands), attempts to force the fetus to move to the exit from the birth canal. The birth of a cow (photo in the text), with the right head or hind leg, passes without complications and quickly enough (no more than two hours). The waters leave, the amniotic fluid bursts, the calf is born. The baby removes mucus from the nose, eyes, mouth, ears, if the cord does not break off itself, it is pulled with a thread (necessarily disinfected) at a distance of about 10 cm from the abdomen, cut off and treated with iodine. Then wipe dry and give his mother a lick.

When the birth of cows is over, you need to monitor the separation of the afterbirth. He departs in 5-6 hours. Instinct forces the mother to eat it, this can not be allowed, the latter is taken away and buried.

Premature calving

If the animal shows signs of calving before 240 days, premature births are possible. The cow in this case is born weakened calf, with little chance of survival. Causes:

• a fall;
• Bruise in the abdomen;
• Cold water (with watering);
• Poor quality forage;
• Careless rectal or vaginal examination.

The cows are provided with full peace, wrapped in the lower back and sacrum. Soldered with vodka (0,5 - 1 liter). This is if the fetus is alive. Early birth in cows can be caused by an infectious disease or fetal death.

Childbirth

The hotel, which requires the help of a person, is not uncommon in cattle breeding. On large complexes there is always a veterinarian on duty, ready to help the mother in childbirth. Consider the question of how to take delivery of the cow at home with assistance to the animal.

It will be required if:

• Too large a fruit can not pass through the birth canal. On the legs of the calf, loops are laid from the disinfected ropes (at least 1 cm in diameter), and begin to pull a little upward and on themselves, only in synchronization with attempts. This is enough to help a woman in childbirth.
• A cow has two or more calves. Carefully put your hand into the vagina, try to push away the lower calf and first of all help to be born to the upper calf. With a large number of calves, it is better to call a veterinarian.
• Incorrect presentation of the fetus. There can be many options. The task is this: if the calf goes head - to give it a position where the legs are extended forward, and the head lies on them. In the posterior presentation - both hind legs should be straightened. When transverse - the calf needs to be deployed in any convenient posture (head or backwards).

It is necessary to pay attention to how the cow has laid down, too close a position of a basin to a wall of a stall will not allow to leave a calf from patrimonial ways. After the appearance of the legs in the birth canal, the calf leaves completely no more than 30 minutes later. If there is no self-confidence, they invite a specialist. Heavy labor by a cow without proper assistance can result in fetal death, and sometimes maternity.

After calving

After a successful resolution of the burden, the calf is placed under the mother's face. Licking stimulates the formation of colostrum in the cow, fixes the connection with the baby. The calf receives a whole body massage, all its internal organs start to run at full power. In the stall the litter is changed, the cow is given slightly salted warm water.

An hour after calving, the mother sows for the first time and gives milk to the baby. The cow is given a talker: salted warm water with crushed grain, at a rate of 10 liters 600 grams of grain. On the first day, give a little hay (6-7 kg) or grass (up to 8 kg), it is better a bit waxed. On the second day, concentrated feeds are introduced, juicy on 4-5, and after a week they put on a normal diet. Root crops do not give, while there is colostrum.

To prevent edema of the udder, the cow is milked 5-6 times, gradually transferred to three-time milking. For 3-4 days you can let the family out for a walk. The stall of the animal is cleaned especially carefully, often changing the litter. The genus of the cow can be secretions from the genitals.

Afterbirth

For the reproductive ability of the cow, it is important to timely detach the afterbirth. Its delay may be complete or partial.

Causes of delayed afterbirth:

• Hypotension (weak uterine contractility);
• Atony (complete absence of abbreviations);
• Adhesion of the uterine placenta with fetal parts;
• Poor physical condition of the mother in childbirth (exhaustion);
• Lack of exercise;
• Overfeeding of the animal (obesity);
• Twins or heavy calving (cause a general weakness of the cow).

Control over complete liberation from the afterbirth will save the animal from the trouble associated with rotting (on day 4-5) flesh inside the body.