It is also worth identifying high-risk cows – for example older and milkier animals – and keeping a close eye on them around calving, using calcium supplements if necessary. How to treat it ...

Over time we have all developed our own way of determining when a cow may be approaching her time to calve. Some good, some okay, and some of us just get a surprise when we see a new calf. It is ...

Some cows may stand with their tail raised, even though calving hasn’t started. The second stage of labour is delivery. The cow’s temperature usually drops below 39C immediately before calving.

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With calving, you can never predict for sure what the cows will do. As she said: “Ferris the cow had climbed manure mountain, where she was sunning herself in the surprisingly warm February sun.

3. Think about when and how you move cows. Ideally, a cow should be dried off into a pen and then remain in that stable group until calving, or move into an empty, close-up pen.