Retention of fetal membranes, or retained placenta, in cows usually is defined is defined as failure to expel fetal membranes within 24 hours after parturition. Normally the expulsion occurs within ...

When a new little one joins the world, it can be an exciting time, but not all births are easy. For beef cattle, it is important to know what is considered a medical emergency, according to the ...

Retained placentas can seem very problematic. They can look bad and smell even worse, especially if a cow goes more than a couple of days without cleaning. Your gut instinct may be to put on some ...

The placenta also known as afterbirth is the link between the fetus and the dam when the fetus is in-utero. It provides the way for nutrition intake from the dam and wastes excretion from the fetus.

As calving season nears, let’s take a few minutes to go over some of the top calving complications that come up and review when to call your veterinarian. It’s always good to review the three stages ...

Dear Daktari, I am a dairy farmer and recently I lost one of my calves during birth. It was a bad experience since it caught us unawares. Please educate me on calving to avoid such a scenario next ...

It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but cloning mammals remains a challenge. A new study by researchers from the U.S. and France of gene expression in ...