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Range Beef Cow Symposium

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Managing Compromised and Weak Calves at Birth

Franklyn Garry

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