Parturition, or the birthing process, has three stages. Understanding the stages is critical to know when to provide help, writes Angie Stump Denton. Complete with videos, the article is a good reference for novice producers, animal health pros serving cow-calf producers and for new hires on established farms.
Source: Drovers, January 6, 2026. Link.
Offering assistance to a cow is a matter of judgment . . . remember the ‘rule of an hour:’ Intervene if a mature cow hasn’t made progress within one hour of the water bag breaking.” – A.J. Tarpoff, DVM, MS