This years calving

[Beames]

Having a right nightmare this year. Just lost the third calf in a week. On top of the 6 already lost since Christmas this takes me to 9 dead out of 45 cows calving. So far I’ve had 3 prem calves/ 2 born dead/ one died 3 days after calving and the last three born but dead with in 3 hours. Vets have done post-mortem on the last two calves waiting for results and have blood tested remaining cows to see what is going on. Selenium test came back ok just waiting on the rest. All cows down land bolused for iodine/ selenium etc. Totally disheartened with it all

 

[Cowgirl]

So sad to hear this - hope that the post mortems give you an answer.

 

[RobAW]

Sorry to hear this. Might not mean much to you now, but every farmer has had similar situations. You are doing everything you can. Hope you find the problem. And a better calving next year

 

[Stewartry hill]

Know how you feel been there keep your head up and look forward things will get better

 

[czechmate]

I’m sorry to read that. That is a horrible run, I hope you get to the bottom of it. Do you have many more to go?

 

[Beames]

9 left to calve and they are all due in the next few weeks. Should have more results today hopefully. The vet is on the farm today to read some tb tests so will hopefully get more answers then.

 

[AGN76]

We lost 5 calves and 2 cows one year. Sh1t happens as they say. Every farm has a blip at some point. If they haven't they are a liar.

 

[brigadoon]

Its a bloody awful feeling handling dead calves and can only sympathise - we had a great early run and never saw a cow calf - just found them licking calves until a few weeks ago when it all went awry and 2 out of 3 calvings ended up with dead calves and cows

 

[Beames]

Vets came out today and no more info sadly. Still waiting post-mortem and vitamin A test results. Cow who calved dead calf yesterday not looking happy at all tonight hasn’t cleansed yet and in this heat it’s starting to smell so she’s dosed up to the eyeballs.

 

[juke]

Are the calves coming premature at all ? Are they checking for any sort of clostridain bug in the post mortem ?

 

[Beames]

Had 3 prem earlier in the year but the rest are all on or around they’re due date. Checking for clostridium and apparently they have seen an increase in vitamin a deficiency in calf post mortems they have done recently which could be a cause.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Sorry to hear you are having such a sh*t time of it. I'm assuming your vets have tested for neospora and BVD?

 

[juke]

sorry to hear of your loss its awful losing calves like that, hope the rest of your calving goes ok... when ive heard of this before its been aspergiligus fungi or clostridian that has been the culprit , blackleg vaccine 6 weeks before calving sorted the issue

 

[Beames]

Sorry to hear you are having such a sh*t time of it. I'm assuming your vets have tested for neospora and BVD?

We are a BVD free herd. I thought of neosporosa today but the vets haven’t mentioned it yet.

 

[brigadoon]

We are a BVD free herd. I thought of neosporosa today but the vets haven’t mentioned it yet.

Are your cows vaccinated?

 

[Beames]

Are your cows vaccinated?

Yes. Had them tested in March all clear and vaccinated in April.

 

[Samcowman]

Yes. Had them tested in March all clear and vaccinated in April.

Tested for antibodies and antigen? If just antigen it rules those tested out of being a PI but doesn’t mean they haven’t been exposed and aren’t carrying a PI

 

[Beames]

Tested for antibodies and antigen? If just antigen it rules those tested out of being a PI but doesn’t mean they haven’t been exposed and aren’t carrying a PI

I’m pretty sure just Just antibodies

 

[Beames]

Well the drama continued last night this time with a calf coming backwards which I couldn’t get out. So vet called and ceaserian performed. Calf is alive thankfully but following my luck recently I wasn’t confident at the start. Saturday night call out going to be expensive but least mother and son are alive.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

View attachment 688354 Well the drama continued last night this time with a calf coming backwards which I couldn’t get out. So vet called and ceaserian performed. Calf is alive thankfully but following my luck recently I wasn’t confident at the start. Saturday night call out going to be expensive but least mother and son are alive.

We’ve all been where you are, bad luck seems to breed...when you’re low and feeling depressed it just seems to continue...it will break though, all the best