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Calving place
- bring the cow in calf to the calving place long before the calving process commences
- the calving place should be clean and disinfected, with a fresh straw bed
- make sure there is sufficient space behind the cow as a provision for possible Caesarean section
- an illness pen may NEVER be used as a calving pen; the risk of infections for both cow and calf is much too high there
- create sufficient light
- daily feed the cow with a fresh start-up diet / ration
- a calf may not touch the floor in a calving pen
The cow will calve faster, if it is kept in contact with the rest of the group. If the calving place is fully separated and isolated, it is possible to place the cow several days before calving, so she can get accustomed to her new environment.
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