Matt
Member
- Location
- herefordshire, uk
Sold a heifer a while back. Had phone call to say they just dragged dead calf out of her, and as she was a bit small knocked her about but she was standing after a day or so and they did not administer any drugs. Farmer wants to know what am going to do about it. My thoughts are after going back through dates was that she got in calf at about 8 months. The only chance she I can think of her been served was a young bull calf. And this was only a week before she was sold. My thoughts were maybe she stole bull at his place if a animal got out, or maybe he got a steer not castrated right. As he did say it was a small calf. Now if I had of seen a small heifer in calf that we had bought I would of got her jabbed to try to induce her. Then if the previous owner had paid for drugs and a bit toward extra feed. Can't help thinking if she had popped out a calf and was doing well they might not of said nothing. So not having this happen to us with anything bought in or home bred don't know what's normally expected.