Animal Science, Department of
Range Beef Cow Symposium
Managing Compromised and Weak Calves at Birth
Document Type Article
Copyright 2015 Franklyn Garry.
Abstract
Consequences of poor adaptation
- Decreased activity, lethargy
- Low blood oxygen
- Heat loss, low body temperature
- Delayed intake of colostrum
- decreased energy/ nutrient intake
- decreased fluid volume
- decreased Ig consumption
- Decreased disease resistance
This paper has been withdrawn.