Causes of death and preventive measures of newborn calves

Raising cattle is an important breeding industry in our country, and there are many people who raise cattle. When raising cattle, they are most afraid of death, especially the newborn calves, which bring huge economic losses to the farm. So what is the cause of calf death? Let's take a look.

1. Dystocia

Sows in difficult delivery or improper artificial delivery may have certain diseases in midwifery calves, such as asphyxiation or pneumonia caused by inhalation of amniotic fluid, limb strain and joint dislocation. The main reason is that the delivery staff is not qualified, the sense of responsibility is not strong, and the delivery of the cow is not observed in time, which leads to the injury caused by the rupture of amniotic fluid.

Preventive measures: to receive midwifery scientifically and timely to ensure the safety of cows and calves, midwifery personnel should make good observation records before delivery, rush into the delivery room to wait for delivery before delivery, prepare for delivery, the environment of the delivery room should be quiet and hygienic, the ground should be covered with soft grass, and dystocia should ask people with relevant experience to help.

2. Improper nursing

The resistance of newborn calves is weak, if it is improper nursing, it can easily lead to a variety of diseases, such as colds, pneumonia, diarrhea and so on. These diseases are not life-threatening for adult cattle, but are fatal for weak calves. Once suffering from these diseases, it is very easy to feed. Or because of improper nursing, calves freeze to death and get stuck.

Preventive measures: the care of calves must be careful to maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity of the barn so as to avoid infection and ensure the healthy growth and development of calves.

3. The cow is old, weak, sick and disabled

The old, weak, sick and disabled cows have low physical quality, production performance in summer, and even lose production capacity. Some cows are helpless after delivery, and can not keep up with the feeding and management during pregnancy, so it is easy to have stillbirth and dystocia, and the survival rate of calves is relatively low.

Preventive measures: the old, weak, sick and disabled cows should be eliminated in time, and the young and dynamic cows should be replaced to ensure the good fecundity of the farm.

4. Improper feeding

The newborn calf has rapid growth and strong metabolic ability, and the demand for nutrition becomes higher and higher with the increase of its body weight. if the cow is lack of milk or nutritious feed, it is easy to lead to malnutrition, slow growth rate, poor physique, poor adaptability to the environment, weak resistance, and easy to die from diseases.

Preventive measures: the feeding of newborn calves should be strengthened and adequate nutritional feed should be supplied to ensure that calves grow fast and well.

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