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NS Canada | Thanks. The world knows they are worth so much this year it's just testing us. Last year I never really lost any.
I did find this article, https://smallfarmersjournal.com/calves-that-dont-breathe-at-birth/
'“What happens with most of the calves that don’t start breathing after they are born (even though they still have a heartbeat) is that we’ve impaired the circulation to their heads too long. One of the things that stimulates the calf to breathe is the dropping level of oxygen in the bloodstream (as when the umbilical cord breaks and he no longer has a constant supply of oxygen), and this triggers the brain to tell the calf to breathe. But if we’ve been pulling the calf with constant pressure, we’ve cut the circulation off to the brain enough that this trigger isn’t happening; we’ve made him brain dead and this is why he won’t breathe,” says Skinner.'
Now We're no stranger to pulling calves, so maybe they are just a weaker batch of calves this year, and the lack of oygen is brain-deading them.
Mineral should be the same, Though with the rediculously wet year last year, the feed quality is down a mentioned. Cows are thinner than normal, but vet figured fine enough shape that it really shouldnt be causing this issue. | |
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Calves Not Breathing at Birth
