Spring calving is well underway. March storms stress cattle and cattle producers alike. Logically, there is a focus on ensuring calves get a good start and that dams recover quickly to care for and feed calves. While an APGAR test for calves would give cattle producers a clue when to intervene in a newborn’s life, Barry Whitworth, DVM, shares practical advice from studies about calf vigor.
. . .calving ease and suckle reflex are two good predictors of calf vigor that most producers are capable of . . . “
Source: FEEDLOT, March 7, 2023. Link.