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Hard calvings have a significant negative effect on breed up that year. She may well not conceive within 42 days next bulling.I had a cow calve with her 10th calf a few weeks ago, it was backwards and had to Jack it out, (didn’t need vet but I think some would), both are OK. I had never touched this cow before now, she’d always calved on her own. If that had been say her 2nd calf she would have been culled and a good productive cow lost.
That's why I sell any cow which requires assistance.