Aftercare
Circumstances
Product
Benefits
Difficult calving Big calf Long calving lots of manipula- Lots of manipula- tions Smelly calv- ing Tears
Metacam (1ml/40kg)
Painkiller – will assist the cow in eating and milk let down for the cow Anti - inflammatory – reduce inflammation after lots of manipulation of the calf Prevent infection within the uterus which can make the cow sick further down the line and re- duce fertility in the future.
NSAIDs (pain - killers)
Ketofen (1ml/33kg)
Betamox LA (1ml/10kg)
Penstrep for 3 days (1ml/25kg)
Antibiotics
Combiclav for 3 days (1ml/20kg)
All calvings (particularly down cows)
Electrolytes “ Fresh Cow ” sachet
Hydrates the cow quickly when they have been struggling for a while Replenishes electrolytes “ fresh cow ” contains calcium, appetite stimulants and electrolytes, but has to be pumped into the cow Cows can often get what we call “ uterine inertia ” due to pushing for a long time. This exhausts them, which can contribute to them not getting on with calving, as well as making them prone to milk fe- ver. Supplementing them with calcium after (or even during) a difficult calving helps to prevent this.
Warm water
Prolonged calv- ings, large calf, twins
Calciject under the skin (warmed up)
Bovicalc bolus into the ru- men
Calcium
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