Pregnant Cow Help!

[farmerjan]

I am sorry for the stillborn calf. This is the 2nd one in a month and I would be concerned about the cows possibly have contracted some sort of virus. There are several that can cause abortion or stillborn calves.

One big question... have the cows been exposed to a bull that is different than the one they last were bred to? There are a couple of venereal diseases that bulls can transmit and all are highly infectious and can cause abortion and stillborn calves.
Do you vaccinate for any diseases? Not sure what route to tell you to go, but these would cause me to be very concerned. We have maybe 1 or 2 stillborn calves in a year and can usually attribute it to a specific cause. That is considered normal if in the 1% range... but we also vaccinate for several diseases, to help prevent any possible spread of organisms that cause abortion and/or stillborns.
One that is very common is Lepto and there are about 7-8 varieties of the organism that fall into the category and is common in any/all mammals.... it can be contracted by an animal drinking from some water infected by any animal with it...

I would have the fetus and afterbirth tested by a vet for possible infectious diseases if at all possible. They can do tissue samples to see if there is an infectious cause.

 

[farmerjan]

Reread your thread and it seems the other cow had trouble calving, so not likely it was a disease organism causing it. So that is a better sign. It could just be "the luck of the draw" that Bella had the stillborn calf... sometimes it happens.
I am sorry though that you lost 2 in a row. And after reading that the bull is long gone, I guess the best you can do is hope for a better year next year. I am assuming that you are not going to sell her..... sadly, she would be culled out of our herd here, even if a pet. Is her daughter still pregnant or is she the one that had to have the calf pulled that was dead?

 

[chickenlover0805]

Reread your thread and it seems the other cow had trouble calving, so not likely it was a disease organism causing it. So that is a better sign. It could just be "the luck of the draw" that Bella had the stillborn calf... sometimes it happens.
I am sorry though that you lost 2 in a row. And after reading that the bull is long gone, I guess the best you can do is hope for a better year next year. I am assuming that you are not going to sell her..... sadly, she would be culled out of our herd here, even if a pet. Is her daughter still pregnant or is she the one that had to have the calf pulled that was dead?

We are unsure if the white faced one is pregnant. My grandparents are discussing getting rid of all the cows now that there were two stillborn in a row. My dad said that it was probably the something with the bulls genetics that caused the complications. If the white faced one isn't pregnant then she will be sold for butchering . They say they're not gonna breed anymore cows, and just gonna buy steers every year.

 

[chickenlover0805]

Is her daughter still pregnant or is she the one that had to have the calf pulled that was dead?

The vet says she doesn't look bred but there's a chance she is.

 

[farmerjan]

Sorry for the news.... One thing, I hope they have an idea of what steers are worth right now... 400-500 lb steers are bringing $3.00 /lb right now... We got over $1700 a head on some steers that were in the 575 lb range.... when we sold late this past spring. I watched several bring in the 2.75 range just last week. They aren't going to get any cheaper either since corn prices are down.

Since the bull is gone there is no way to tell what he had, or what caused it, if it was from him or not... but with them having had calves before , it is likely it is connected to him in some way.

 

[cows]

Hello! My beef cow, Bella, is currently pregnant. This evening I gave her herd some treats (zucchini and eggplants). She was standing by the gate while the other cows were relaxing in the field. I gave her one eggplant and she ate it. After that she refused to eat anything else (which is unusual because she always begs for more food after eating a bunch of treat). She also was acting lethargic and depressedView attachment 111131View attachment 111133

she could be close to giving birth of she is just not feeling it today like we do sometimes

 

[cows]

do you have any good tips on how to ride a cow that is 2 and pregnant about 6 months and I am planning on working more in 4 months

 

[Mini Horses]

You want to RIDE on her? . If so, why?

 

[cows]

Is it ok to feed eggplant to cattle?? It is in the nightshade family.

yes it can be as long as they want to eat it and cows will not eat something poisonous to them!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cows]

You want to RIDE on her? . If so, why?

yes I want to ride my cow Queen because I cant have a horse and I want to ride she is a former show cow so I thought it was perfect I am going to give her time to gives birth to do the under saddle work but any ground work will help out a lot