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NADIS Knowledge Transfer - Assisted Calvings

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While applying traction to assist delivery of a calf, the cow should be restrained:

	standing in cattle stocks
	loose in the calving box
	standing in the calving box (easier to operate calving jack)
	lying down in the calving box restrained by a rope halter
	standing behind a gate

Dirty calving boxes can result in which three of the following calf conditions

	Joint ill
	Navel ill
	Scour
	Nerve paralysis
	Coccidiosis

To safely deliver a calf in anterior presentation (coming forwards)

	Two strong people pulling on calving ropes should be able to extend the calf’s fetlock joints more than one hand’s breadth beyond the cow’s vulva in less than 10 minutes
	Using a calving jack it should be possible to extend the calf’s fetlock joints more than one hand’s breadth beyond the cow’s vulva in less than 10 minutes
	Two strong people pulling on calving ropes should be able to extend the calf’s carpal (knee) joints more than one hand’s breadth beyond the cow’s vulva in less than 10 minutes
	Using a calving jack it should be possible to extend the calf’s knee joints more than one hand’s breadth beyond the cow’s vulva in less than 10 minutes
	The amount of traction applied depends upon the sire of the calf

From the graphs included, what percentage of difficult calvings attended by veterinary surgeons result in a caesarean operation

	1%
	5%
	10%
	25%
	50%

When presented with the calf’s head and one leg only (leg back), repulsion of the calf to bring up the other leg is greatly assisted by which of the following:

	The cow standing in cattle stocks
	The cow lying down
	After extradural (epidural ) injection by a veterinary surgeon
	Using both hands
	Enlisting the help of another person

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