In drought, watch fall-calving cows early, says MU vet
Owners of fall-calving cow herds should start watching early as calving time approaches, says a University of Missouri veterinarian. Drought stress and high nitrate levels in a cow’s forage ration can trigger early calving, stillbirths and abortions.
“Nitrates may be causing itty-bitty calves,” says Tim Evans of the MU Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, Columbia.