Cattle Medicine Q&A 10


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You attend a beef heifer to assist delivery of a calf in anterior presentation with unilateral (right) shoulder flexion (leg back). The calf is still alive despite the farmer applying considerable traction to the left leg using a calving jack.


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How would you correct this malposture? Link to Article
What treatment(s) should be administered to the heifer? Link to Article
How should the calf be managed? Link to Article



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Comments by Nick Lyons MA VetMB CertCHP MRCVS

  1. The 2% lidocaine is not licensed in farm animals any more in the UK. It should be 2% procaine solution




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