Early Calf Life Survival

The first 24 hours of a calf’s life are the most critical. Ensuring calves have a good start to life can make them more productive and profitable at weaning and beyond. This beef production focused webinar hosted by the Beef Cattle Research Council shares key methods for calf health management plus helpful on-farm interventions to make sure calves have a solid foundation at birth.

🩺 This webinar is available for one CE credit for RVTs and DVMs across Canada. After watching the entire webinar, take the quiz to receive a CE credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MLGJZLG

👤 Presenters:
Dr. Roger Richard, Shoal Lake Veterinary Clinic
Dr. Claire Windeyer, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Heidi Bennett, W.A. Ranches

🎬 VIDEO GUIDE:
0:00 Webinar introduction
1:45 CE Accreditation for Vets and RVTs
3:44 Dr. Roger Richard - Conception to Birth
6:54 Cow vaccines, BCS, neonatal processing and health treatment protocols
7:55 Calving season prep
9:00 Calving stages - Stage 1: pre-labour
15:21 Calving stages - Stage 2: water bag delivery
18:03 Intervening during a difficult calving
30:08 Repositioning
33:07 Dr. Claire Windeyer - Perinatal Care of Beef Calves
34:34 Get them breathing
36:24 Resuscitating newborn calves - do not hang upside down, calf recovery position, stimulation, assist breathing
39:18 Get them up - NSAIDs/pain medication
42:54 Get them fed - colostrum quality and the who, when, what, how much and how to of colostrum management
52:49 Heidi Bennett - Tips for Successful Calving: preventing health issues and getting calves to grass
55:52 W.A. Ranches
56:45 Give a damn about the dam (and her herd mates)
58:53 Calving closer to grass
1:00:16 Calving field management to prevent disease - Sandhills Calving System
1:03:30 Vet-Client-Patient-Relationship (VCPR)
1:07:35 Q&A

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🍁 Check out BCRC's Calf911 resources: https://www.beefresearch.ca/producers...

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